Weston Wilson made history on Thursday night, becoming the first member of the Philadelphia Phillies to hit for the cycle.
Wilson needed a double to complete the feat and was given advice by Bryce Harper ahead of his historic at-bat.
\"Harper was at the top stop letting me know,\" Wilson said, laughing. \"If you hit it, keep running. Don\'t stop until second.\"
With the Phillies ahead in a rout against the Washington Nationals, Wilson lined a shot to right field that was nearly caught by Alex Call. Call fell short on a diving attempt, the ball smacked off his glove and rolled toward center, giving Wilson the opening he needed to take up Harper on his advice.
\"I thought it was more in the gap,\" Wilson said. \"I saw him closing in and I was like, \'You\'ve got to be kidding.\' I saw it trickle out and, fortunately, he didn\'t catch it.\"
With his pregnant wife cheering him on from the stands -- they are expecting a boy on Sept. 1 -- Wilson tripled and singled in the fourth; homered in the seventh and became the ninth Phillies player to hit for the cycle.
Via ESPN