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Rookie Chicago White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters hit for the cycle Friday night, becoming the franchise’s first player to achieve the feat in nine years. Peters doubled in the third, singled in the fifth and hit a two-run homer in the seventh against the Athletics. Needing a triple, he came up to bat a second time in the seventh and hit hard grounder past first base and down the right-field line. The 26-year-old from Canada slid headfirst into third to beat the relay throw. Peters is the third major leaguer to hit for the cycle this season, joining Pete Crow-Armstrong and Bryce Harper. The last White Sox player to do it was Jose Abreu in 2017.

Chicago outfielder Tristan Peters has been named to the American League All-Star team as a replacement for injured Athletics slugger Nick Kurtz. The announcement comes a day after Peters became the seventh player in White Sox history to hit for the cycle. Kurtz had been set to start at first base for the American League at next week’s All-Star Game but he went on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right thumb sprain. Peters joins White Sox teammates Miguel Vargas and Munetaka Murakami on the 2026 All-Star roster. Murakami, a rookie slugger from Japan, was added Friday.