Christian Yelich hit for the cycle for the third time in his career on Wednesday, becoming the fifth player in MLB history to accomplish the rare feat three times. He joins Trea Turner, Adrian Beltre, Babe Herman and Bob Meusel on that list. But Yelich also accomplished something that none of those four were able to. He did it against the same team each and every time.
They say lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same spot. Well, this was more unlikely than that. Players have hit for the cycle against the same team twice before — two of Turner’s were against the Rockies — but never three times. Hell, most players never hit for the cycle at all.
This is absolutely just some fluke coincidence, but it’s still a cool piece of history for Yelich. And probably something the Cincinnati Reds would have preferred not to be a part of.
