We've plowed through most of the international sports scene (Olympics, Tour de France, Wimbledon, British Open) and so it's time for baseball. One of the most unusual feats in baseball is the "cycle" in which a batter gets a single, double, triple, and home run in the same game. Four hit games are rare enough, the cycle makes it even more so. No hitter type rare. This week, an unsung hero accomplished the feat. 29-year-old rookie Weston Wilson of the Philadelphia Phillies went 4-5 against the Washington Nationals on Thursday with a double in the eighth to get his cycle. Not a prospect by any means at that age, he has turned in some pretty good numbers, including 4 HR and over a 1.000 OPS through his first 29 games while batting .333! Will he likely continue this? No. Will he always be in the Philadelphia Phillies record book with just the 10th Cycle in franchise history (like one ever 15 years)? Absolutely. Weston Wilson is the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
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