Hill Hits His Second Cycle in 12 Days

Aaron Hill became the fourth player in MLB history to hit for a cycle twice in the same season. (Benny Sleu)

When I blogged about Aaron Hill hitting for a cycle 12 days ago, I thought it would of the few chances I would get to blog about someone hitting for a cycle all season long. As it turned out, Hill enjoyed his first cycle so much that he decided to do it again tonight. In doing so, he became just the fourth player in MLB history to hit for a cycle twice in the same season.

Tonight, Hill got started with a ground rule double in the first inning. In the third inning, he singled to center. Hill got a pitch he could crush from Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Randy Wolf in the fourth inning. It went out for a two-run home run to left. In the sixth inning, Hill knew what he needed. He hit the ball to deep right center and hustled around to third to complete the cycle.

While a repeat of a feat such is this is completely unexpected, it's not that crazy when you consider how well Hill has been playing as of late. In his last ten games, he has hit for a .465 average with four home runs, 11 RBI, and a .953 slugging percentage. In fact, of Hill's twenty hits during the stretch, eleven of them have been extra base hits.

No player has ever hit for three cycles in the same season. If Hill keeps playing like this, he will certainly have a shot at accomplishing it. The Diamondbacks have 86 games left in which he would be able to do it. Aaron Hill's hitting for a cycle was definitely blogworthy. His doing it for the second time in 12 days left with me with no choice but to honor him once again.