Weston Wilson hits for the cycle (1:50)
Take a look at out Weston Wilson’s eventful night as he hits for the tenth cycle in Phillies’ history. (1:50)
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Aug 15, 2024, 09:50 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA — Enticing in case Philadelphia‘s Weston Wilson wanted a reminder on the hit he wanted to full the cycle — fans chanted “Double! Double!” as a noisy cue for his at-bat — teammate Bryce Harper offered a useful tip on Thursday night.
“Harper changed into as soon as on the top stop letting me know,” Wilson acknowledged, laughing. “Even as you hit it, abet working. Don’t stop till 2nd.”
With the Phillies ahead in a rout in opposition to the Washington Nationals, Wilson lined a shot to correct field that changed into as soon as with reference to caught by correct fielder Alex Name. Name fell short on a diving are attempting, the ball smacked off his glove and rolled toward heart, giving Wilson the opening he wanted to soak up Harper on his advice.
Wilson hustled to 2nd in the 13-3 come by, changing into the first rookie to hit for the cycle in Philadelphia Phillies history.
Wilson’s teammates went wild in the dugout and slapped the railing — former Phillie John Kruk gave him a standing ovation from his come by 22 situation in the stands the assign he called the game — and fans that stuck around had been rewarded as witnesses to a slash of history.
“I thought it changed into but again in the opening,” Wilson acknowledged. “I saw him closing in and I changed into as soon as love, ‘You beget obtained to be kidding.’ I saw it trickle out and, fortunately, he did now not come by it.”
With his pregnant accomplice cheering him on from the stands — they’re waiting for a boy on Sept. 1 — Wilson tripled and singled in the fourth; homered in the seventh and beget turn into the ninth Phillies player to hit for the cycle.
Wilson had the tenth cycle in Phillies history — Chuck Klein did it twice — and beget turn into the first dwelling player to accomplish the feat at Citizens Bank Park since David Bell in 2004. He changed into as soon as the first Phillies player to hit for the cycle since catcher J.T. Realmuto in 2023.
Batting eighth in the lineup, Wilson joined a beefy cycle membership in the sizable leagues already this season: Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford, Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez and Miami Marlins infielder Xavier Edwards all done the feat.
The 29-300 and sixty five days-used Wilson started in left field in opposition to Nationals lefty Mitchell Parker, a ticket that manager Rob Thomson is comfortable giving the outfielder more at-bats in opposition to lefties than outfielder Brandon Marsh.
With more games love this one, Wilson would possibly perchance well perchance perchance also peaceable perform masses of having fun with time for the NL East leaders.
“He can trip the bases, he can design close a improper. He’s obtained a host of qualities,” Thomson acknowledged.
One of them, delivering in the sizable 2nd, especially in opposition to Washington.
Wilson performed 706 games in the minors before he changed into as soon as called up final season and homered in his first sizable-league at-bat — in opposition to the Nationals. He changed into as soon as upstaged by Michael Lorenzen’s no-hitter in the pitcher’s first open at dwelling for the Phillies.
Even in a sport the assign Alec Bohm and Carve Castellanos went deep, nobody stole Wilson’s spotlight.
MLB, although, is taking his cleats, his bats, correct about your complete gear besides Wilson’s batting gloves.
“I accomplish no longer know what they’re doing with it.” he acknowledged. “I’m going to beget to figure it out.”
Wilson, chosen by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 17th round of the 2016 draft, did sneak a couple of additional bases thanks to Washington’s protection. Wilson hit his first sizable-league triple when he overwhelmed one off the splendid field wall and the ball rolled to this point past Name that it changed into as soon as retrieved by the 2nd baseman.
“I roughly had a time out up around 2nd improper and nearly ate it a little bit,” Wilson acknowledged. “I did now not stumble on the ball coming encourage toward me thanks to the videoboard. I thought he changed into as soon as correct on the ball. I changed into as soon as taking a order line to 2nd improper. As I changed into as soon as further out, I saw him coming out for the ball and that’s after I took off.”
Wilson started the season in Triple-A and hasn’t performed great since he changed into as soon as called up in July for a 2nd time this season.