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Corbin Carroll

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Corbin Carroll
Carroll in 2023
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 7
Outfielder
Born:(2000-08-21)August 21, 2000(age 23)
Seattle, Washington,U.S.
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
MLB debut
August 29, 2022, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through July 13, 2024)
Batting average.258
Home runs34
Runs batted in122
Stolen bases74
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men'sbaseball
RepresentingUnited States
COPABE U-18 Pan-American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018Panama Team

Corbin Franklin Carroll(born August 21, 2000) is an Americanprofessional baseballoutfielderfor theArizona DiamondbacksofMajor League Baseball(MLB). The Diamondbacks selected Carroll 16th overall in the first round of the2019 MLB draft.He made his MLB debut in 2022. In 2023, Carroll was anMLB All-Starand was named theNational League Rookie of the Yearen route to winning Arizona's firstNational League pennantsince 2001.

Early life

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Corbin Franklin Carroll was born on August 21, 2000, inSeattle, Washington,[1]to Brant and Pey-Lin Carroll.[2]He is biracial; his father is Irish-American, and his mother was born inTaiwanand moved to Louisiana with her parents at the age of four.[3]Carroll has a younger sister who went toHoly Names Academyand became a soccer player. The family grew up in an Asian-American neighborhood in Seattle.[4]Carroll participated in cross-country sports to improve his speed.[5]

Amateur career

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Carroll played on the USA 18U National Team that won Gold in the 2018 COPABE Pan-American Championships. He attendedLakeside SchoolinSeattle,Washington.[6][7][8]As a senior in 2019, he hit.540 with nine home runs and a 1.859 OPS.[6]He committed to playcollege baseballatUCLA.[9]

Professional career

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Draft and minor leagues

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TheArizona Diamondbacksselected Carroll with the 16th overall pick in the first round of the2019 Major League Baseball draft.[10][11]He signed for $3.7 million and was assigned to theArizona League Diamondbacksto make his professional debut.[12][13][14]After batting.291 with two home runs, 14 RBIs, and 16 stolen bases over 31 games, he was promoted to theHillsboro Hopson August 8.[15]Over 11 games with Hillsboro, he batted.326 with six RBIs.[16]Between the two teams, he batted.299/.409/.487 in 154 at bats, with 18 stolen bases in 19 attempts.[17]

Carroll did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic.[18]He returned to Hillsboro to begin the 2021 season. However, in early May, Carroll injured his shoulder while hitting a home run and later underwent season-ending shoulder surgery.[19][20][21]At the time, he was 10-for-23 (.435) for the season.[17]

Carroll opened the 2022 season with theAmarillo Sod Poodles.[22]In early July, he was promoted to theReno Aces.[23]With three minor league teams in 2022 he batted.307/.425/.611 in 362 at bats with 24 home runs and 31 steals in 36 attempts.[17]

Arizona Diamondbacks (2022–present)

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The Diamondbacks promoted Carroll to the major leagues on August 29, 2022.[24]He made his debut later that day, against thePhiladelphia Phillies.He went 1–for-5 with a two-RBI double.[25]On September 7, Carroll hit his first career home run, a solo shot off ofSan Diego PadresstarterYu Darvish.[26]In 2022 with Arizona, he batted.260/.330/.500 in 104 at bats, playing primarily left field, and was the seventh-youngest ballplayer in the National League.[27]He had the fastest sprint speed of any major league player, at 30.7 feet/second.[28][29]

Carroll in 2024

On March 11, 2023, Carroll signed a contract extension worth $111 million over eight years with the Diamondbacks.[30]On June 29, 2023, it was announced Carroll would be a starting outfielder in the2023 All-Star Game,his first career All-Star appearance.[31][32]Carroll became the first rookie in major league history to record 25 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season.[33]In Game 7 of the2023 National League Championship Series,Carroll went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, becoming the second-youngest player in MLB history with at least three hits and two steals in a playoff game, just behindTy Cobbwhen he did it in the1908 World Seriesat 21 years old.[34]Carroll won theNational League Rookie of the Year Awardby a unanimous vote, becoming the first Diamondbacks player to win the award (the Diamondbacks were the only remaining franchise to not win it at the time).[35]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Corbin Carroll Stats, Fantasy & News".MLB.
  2. ^Chiusano, Scott (April 6, 2023)."Even big leaguers get dropped off by their parents".MLB.
  3. ^Holmes, C. J. (July 11, 2019)."'I knew I was ready': Diamondbacks top pick, Corbin Carroll, launches his pro career ".The Athletic.
  4. ^"Corbin Carroll makes history as the first Asian American MLB Rookie of the Year".November 15, 2023.
  5. ^"Corbin Carroll talks MLB Fight, Kevin Durant, & More: On Base with Mookie Betts, Ep. 9".August 5, 2023.
  6. ^ab"Star Times baseball: Lakeside's Corbin Carroll in elite class for players from Washington".seattletimes.The Seattle Times. May 20, 2019.RetrievedJune 15,2019.
  7. ^"Lakeside's Corbin Carroll named Gatorade state baseball player of the year".seattletimes.The Seattle Times. May 23, 2019.
  8. ^Lâm hoành hàn (September 22, 2022)."Đài mỹ hỗn huyết Carroll đăng đại liên minh từ mụ mụ trên người học được thông minh chơi bóng".Central News Agency.RetrievedOctober 21,2022.
  9. ^"Corbin Carroll Class of 2019 - Player Profile | Perfect Game USA".Perfect Game.
  10. ^"Diamondbacks loading up on pitchers with early MLB draft picks".azcentral.June 3, 2019.
  11. ^"Lakeside outfielder Corbin Carroll selected by Arizona Diamondbacks in first round of MLB draft".The Seattle Times.June 3, 2019. Retrieved on June 15, 2019.
  12. ^"D-backs sign first-round picks Corbin Carroll, Blake Walston".azsports.June 20, 2019.
  13. ^Piecoro, Nick; Fitzgerald, Katherine."Diamondbacks sign draftees Carroll and Walston; Lamb heads to Reno".azcentral.
  14. ^"Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Heading to rookie league".cbssports.June 22, 2019.
  15. ^Horton, Joshua (August 11, 2019)."Lakeside grad impresses in his return to the Northwest".heraldnet.
  16. ^Evanson, Wade."Hillsboro Hops all smiles at Media Day".pamplinmedia.
  17. ^abc"Corbin Carroll Minor Leagues Statistics".Baseball-Reference.
  18. ^West, Jenna (June 30, 2020)."2020 Minor League Baseball Season Canceled".Sports Illustrated.
  19. ^Mark Polishuk."D'Backs Prospect Corbin Carroll To Miss Rest Of 2021 Season".MLB Trade Rumors.RetrievedAugust 27,2021.
  20. ^"Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll ready to show he is still a dynamic prospect".AZCentral.February 25, 2022.
  21. ^"Arizona Diamondbacks prospect Corbin Carroll gets scout's look at big league games".AZCentral.October 31, 2021.
  22. ^"Amarillo Sod Poodles Opening Day Roster Revealed".MiLB.April 6, 2022.
  23. ^"Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll: Advances to Triple-A".CBSSports.July 9, 2022.
  24. ^Snyder, Matt (August 29, 2022)."Diamondbacks call up top prospect Corbin Carroll ahead of series opener vs. Phillies".CBSSports.RetrievedAugust 29,2022.
  25. ^"Carroll debuts, fuels biggest comeback in D-backs history".MLB.RetrievedAugust 30,2022.
  26. ^"D-backs' Corbin Carroll gets silent treatment after 1st career home run".arizonasports.RetrievedJune 16,2023.
  27. ^"Corbin Carroll Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More".Baseball-Reference.
  28. ^"Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard".baseballsavant.
  29. ^"Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard".baseballsavant.
  30. ^Gilbert, Steve (March 11, 2023)."Top prospect Carroll signs 8-year extension with D-backs".MLB.
  31. ^Jude, Adam (June 29, 2023)."Diamondbacks rookie, Lakeside grad Corbin Carroll selected NL starter for All-Star Game in Seattle".Seattle Times.RetrievedJuly 10,2023.Republished by theYakima Herald
  32. ^Gilbert, Steve (June 29, 2023)."NL ROY favorite Carroll earns starting nod at All-Star Game".MLB.RetrievedJuly 10,2023.
  33. ^"Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll becomes first rookie in MLB history to record 25 home runs, 50 stolen bases".CBSSports.September 20, 2023.
  34. ^Olson, Kellan."Corbin Carroll posts historic 3-hit night in D-backs' Game 7 vs. Phillies".arizonasports.RetrievedOctober 25,2023.
  35. ^Gilbert, Steve (November 13, 2023)."Carroll takes home D-backs' first Rookie of Year Award unanimously".MLB.RetrievedNovember 14,2023.
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