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Mookie Betts becomes 3rd Red Sox leadoff hitter to ever hit for the cycle

Mookie Betts has done just about everything for the Red Sox this season.

He’s hit his first career walk-off homer, clubbed his 100th career home run, and he’s currently leading the Majors in batting average.

But one thing he hadn’t done all season – or in his career for that matter – was hit for the cycle. That changed Thursday night, as the Red Sox superstar earned yet another accolade in the team’s 8-5 loss to the Blue Jays.

He became the 21st player in Red Sox history to hit for the cycle, and just the third to accomplish the feat as a leadoff hitter.