Former Florida OF Wyatt Langford hits for cycle with Texas Rangers

One of the hardest things for any batter in baseball to do is hit for the cycle, but former Florida outfielder Wyatt Langford has accomplished the feat in just his 60th game as a major leaguer.

Langford did it all in five innings, starting with a triple in the fourth. e doubled in the fifth and legged out an infield single in the sixth, setting up a dramatic moment in the eighth inning.

With two men on base, Langford blasted a three-run shot down the left-field line for the 345th cycle in MLB history. It’s also the 11th in Texas Rangers history and the 15th cycle by a rookie.

Somehow, Langford is not the quickest Ranger to hit for a cycle. Oddibe McDowell did it in 59 games in 1985, but Langford is still the youngest Ranger to do it at 22 years and 229 days old. He was drafted fourth overall less than a year ago.

Wyatt Langford as a Florida Gator

The cycle was one of the few feats Langford did not accomplish as a hitter in Gainesville. A unanimous All-American in 2023, Langford is the second-highest Gators player ever taken in the MLB Draft.

He had a career .363/.471/.746 slash line across 496 at-bats. Langford also belted 47 home runs as a Gator, including a record-breaking 26-homer season in 2022. He owned the career-slugging percentage record before Jac Caglianone broke it.

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