PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 20: Bryce Harper #3 of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates on third base after hitting for his first career cycle with a two-run triple in the fifth inning during the game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Harper hits 1st career cycle, Schwarber records 3-HR game in win vs. Mets

Tom Ruminski
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The Philadelphia Phillies stars put on a show for the history books Saturday against the New York Mets.

First baseman Bryce Harper recorded the first cycle of his illustrious 15-year career after collecting a 2-run triple during the fifth inning of the Phillies' 15-3 win. The eight-time All-Star became the 10th player in Phillies history to accomplish the feat. He singled and doubled in the third after hitting a homer in the first.

Harper is also just the seventh player in the expansion era (1961) to collect a cycle within the first five innings of a game, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com.

Meanwhile, designated hitter Kyle Schwarber recorded his fifth career three-homer game, going deep for a third time in the seventh inning to cap a monster performance.

Schwarber hit his first two homers in the third.

The Phillies are only the second team in MLB history to have two players accomplish the feats concurrently. The only other time it happened was by the New York Yankees in June 1932 (Tony Lazzeri cycle, Lou Gehrig four homers), according to OptaSTATS.

Harper is the second MLB star to hit for the cycle this week, as Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong did it Tuesday.

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