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Day after his cycle, Brock Holt hits Atlanta, leaves signature bat in Boston

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Brock Holt becomes the first Boston player to hit for the cycle since 1996 in the Red Sox's 9-4 win over the Braves.
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ATLANTA -- Brock Holt, who would be the most richly compensated player in baseball if he was paid by the position, debated whether he should take it with him, but in the end he elected to leave it behind, tucked in the back of his cubicle in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse.