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<blockquote data-quote="admin" data-source="post: 2760210" data-attributes="member: 1">Your browser does not support iframes.&nbsp;After Mike Trout&#039;s monster rookie season in 2012, many believed it wasn&#039;t a matter of if, but when he would achieve some of baseball&#039;s most distinguished feats. Like, for instance, hitting for the cycle.&nbsp;Trout can check that off his to-do list after Tuesday night&#039;s Los Angeles Angels game. All told, he was 4-for-5 with two runs, five RBIs and a stolen base. His at-bats went like this: strikeout in the first inning, single in the third, triple in the fourth, double in the sixth and in the eighth inning — with everyone watching to see if he could do it — a home run to complete the cycle.&nbsp;A few notes of historical context:&nbsp;<img src="http://l.yimg.com/os/en/blogs/sptusmlbexperts/miketroutcycle05213.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />• Trout is the youngest player in American League history — at 21 years, 9 months, 16 days — to hit for the cycle. Mel Ott, who achieved the cycle in 1929 at age 20 — is the youngest overall.&nbsp;• Other younger-than-22 cycle-hitters: Cesar Cedeno (1972), Arky Vaughan (1933) and Alex Rodriguez (1997).&nbsp;• Trout is the first hitter this season to hit for the cycle.&nbsp;• He&#039;s the sixth Angel overall to do it, and first since Chone Figgins in 2006.&nbsp;The Angels didn&#039;t really need Trout to go nuts at the plate. They <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/trout-hits-cycle-drives-5-050541958--mlb.html" target="_blank">routed the Seattle Mariners 12-0</a>. Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Albert Pujols singled in a run.&nbsp;But for the Angels, who have performed far below expectations thus far, Trout&#039;s cycle is a good opportunity to get excited. The team has won three straight game and are now are a game a half behind the Mariners for third place in AL West.&nbsp;Baseball is back. Don&#039;t miss anything. 
Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeoz" target="_blank">@MikeOz</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bigleaguestew" target="_blank">@bigleaguestew</a>, on Twitter, along with the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bigleaguestewyahoo" target="_blank">BLS Facebook page</a>.&nbsp;Related coverage on Yahoo! Sports:• <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/there-s-still-life-in--sluggish--albert-pujols---the-only-way-i-wouldn-t-play-is-if-you-chopped-my-leg-off---043456144.html" target="_blank">There&#039;s still life in &#039;sluggish&#039; Albert Pujols</a>• <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/marlins--alex-sanabia-proves-it-s-time-for-pitchers-to-step-up-their-cheating-game-194818228.html" target="_blank">Marlins&#039; Alex Sanabia proves it&#039;s time for pitchers to step up their cheating games</a>• <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/are-dodgers-too-soft-to-save-don-mattingly-s-job--004225524.html" target="_blank">Are Dodgers too soft to save Don Mattingly&#039;s job?</a>• <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/phil-jackson-future-baseball-coach-zen-adviser-mlb-001411461.html" target="_blank">Phil Jackson now an adviser to MLB managers</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="admin, post: 2760210, member: 1"] Your browser does not support iframes. After Mike Trout's monster rookie season in 2012, many believed it wasn't a matter of if, but when he would achieve some of baseball's most distinguished feats. Like, for instance, hitting for the cycle. Trout can check that off his to-do list after Tuesday night's Los Angeles Angels game. All told, he was 4-for-5 with two runs, five RBIs and a stolen base. His at-bats went like this: strikeout in the first inning, single in the third, triple in the fourth, double in the sixth and in the eighth inning — with everyone watching to see if he could do it — a home run to complete the cycle. A few notes of historical context: [IMG]http://l.yimg.com/os/en/blogs/sptusmlbexperts/miketroutcycle05213.jpg[/IMG]• Trout is the youngest player in American League history — at 21 years, 9 months, 16 days — to hit for the cycle. Mel Ott, who achieved the cycle in 1929 at age 20 — is the youngest overall. • Other younger-than-22 cycle-hitters: Cesar Cedeno (1972), Arky Vaughan (1933) and Alex Rodriguez (1997). • Trout is the first hitter this season to hit for the cycle. • He's the sixth Angel overall to do it, and first since Chone Figgins in 2006. The Angels didn't really need Trout to go nuts at the plate. They [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/trout-hits-cycle-drives-5-050541958--mlb.html"]routed the Seattle Mariners 12-0[/URL]. Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Albert Pujols singled in a run. But for the Angels, who have performed far below expectations thus far, Trout's cycle is a good opportunity to get excited. The team has won three straight game and are now are a game a half behind the Mariners for third place in AL West. [CENTER][I]Baseball is back. Don't miss anything. [/I] [I]Follow [URL="https://twitter.com/mikeoz"]@MikeOz[/URL] and [URL="http://www.twitter.com/bigleaguestew"]@bigleaguestew[/URL], on Twitter,[/I] along with the [URL="http://www.facebook.com/bigleaguestewyahoo"]BLS Facebook page[/URL].[/CENTER] [B]Related coverage on Yahoo! Sports:[/B] • [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/there-s-still-life-in--sluggish--albert-pujols---the-only-way-i-wouldn-t-play-is-if-you-chopped-my-leg-off---043456144.html"]There's still life in 'sluggish' Albert Pujols[/URL] • [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/marlins--alex-sanabia-proves-it-s-time-for-pitchers-to-step-up-their-cheating-game-194818228.html"]Marlins' Alex Sanabia proves it's time for pitchers to step up their cheating games[/URL] • [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/are-dodgers-too-soft-to-save-don-mattingly-s-job--004225524.html"]Are Dodgers too soft to save Don Mattingly's job?[/URL] • [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/phil-jackson-future-baseball-coach-zen-adviser-mlb-001411461.html"]Phil Jackson now an adviser to MLB managers[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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