Editing Home run (section)

===Home run cycle===
[[File:Scooter gennet2017 stl.jpg|thumb|right|[[Scooter Gennett]] had four home runs in a 2017 game, nearly completing a home run cycle.]]
An offshoot of [[hitting for the cycle]], a "home run cycle" is when a player hits a solo home run, two-run home run, three-run home run, and grand slam all in one game. This is an extremely rare feat, as it requires the batter not only to hit four home runs in the game but also to hit the home runs with a specific number of runners already on base. This is largely dependent on circumstances outside of the player's control, such as teammates' ability to get on base, and the order in which the player comes to bat in any particular inning. A further variant of the home run cycle would be the "natural home run cycle", should a batter hit the home runs in the specific order listed above.

A home run cycle has never occurred in MLB, which has only had 19 instances of a player hitting [[List of Major League Baseball single-game home run leaders|four home runs in a game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/rare_feats/index.jsp?feature=four_homer_game|title=Rare Feats|website=Major League Baseball|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> Though multiple home run cycles have been recorded in collegiate baseball,<ref name="sprout_home_run_cycle">{{cite news|url=http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/communications/magazine/2004spring/BigLeagueOles.pdf#search=%22%22home%20run%20cycle%22%20college%22|work=St. Olaf Magazine|location=St. Olaf College|title=Big-League Oles|date=May 2004 |access-date=July 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303235640/http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/communications/magazine/2004spring/BigLeagueOles.pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2009}}</ref><ref name="mcdougall_home_run_cycle">{{cite news|url=http://www.baseballnews.com/allamericans/archives/1999/allamericans1999.htm|work=Baseball News|title="Louisville Slugger's" All-American Baseball Teams|date=May 28, 1999|access-date=July 11, 2008|archive-date=March 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305234914/http://www.baseballnews.com/allamericans/archives/1999/allamericans1999.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> there have been two known home run cycles in a professional baseball game: one belongs to [[Tyrone Horne]], playing for the [[Arkansas Travelers]] in a [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] level [[Minor League Baseball]] game against the [[San Antonio Missions]] on July 27, 1998,<ref name="horne_home_run_cycle">{{cite news|url=http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060811&content_id=116506&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp|publisher=MiLB.com|title=Horne's 'home run cycle' has yet to be replicated|date=August 11, 2006}}</ref> and the other was accomplished by [[Chandler Redmond]] of the [[Springfield Cardinals]], of the [[Texas League]] in a game against the [[Amarillo Sod Poodles]] on August 10, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ever heard of the 'home run cycle'? This Minor Leaguer pulled it off! |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-chandler-redmond-hits-four-home-runs-in-game |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>

Major league players have come close to hitting a home run cycle, a notable example being [[Scooter Gennett]] of the [[Cincinnati Reds]] on June 6, 2017, when he hit four home runs against the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=370606117|title=Scooter Gennett hits 4 home runs for Reds to tie MLB record|agency=Associated Press|website=ESPN.com|date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> He hit a grand slam in the third inning, a two-run home run in the fourth inning, a solo home run in the sixth inning, and a two-run home run in the eighth inning. He had an opportunity for a three-run home run in the first inning but drove in one run with a single in that at-bat.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2017/B06060CIN2017.htm |title=Cincinnati Reds 13, St. Louis Cardinals 1 |date=June 6, 2017 |website=[[Retrosheet]] |access-date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> On Sept 8, 2024 [[Pavin Smith]] of the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] hit 3 consecutive home runs versus the [[Houston Astros]] to have a shot at the Home Run Cycle. He hit a 3 run hr in the 2nd, a Grand Slam in the 3rd & a solo HR in the 5th. He struck out with a man on base in his final at-bat. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2024/09/09/pavin-smith-3-home-run-game-arizona-diamondbacks-houston-astros/75145401007/?tbref=hp | title=The Arizona Republic Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts }}</ref>