Sometimes, when you’re having a rough year, you just need a little something to go your way. For the Arizona Diamondbacks, that “little something” is Corbin Carroll. The team has weathered a storm in 2025, losing ace Corbin Burnes to a season-ender and waving the white flag as sellers at the trade deadline. It’s been, to put it mildly, a bit of a bummer.
Yet, here they are, like a movie protagonist who keeps getting back up, somehow still sniffing around the Wild Card race. After a decisive 8-1 victory against the playoff-hopeful San Francisco Giants, the D-backs are just 1.5 games behind the New York Mets with only 11 games left. It’s getting spicy in the desert.
Carroll’s Quiet Night Makes Loud History
Last season, the Diamondbacks watched the playoffs from their couches, losing out to the Mets and Braves. This time, they’re determined to write their own ending. Leading the charge is their electrifying right fielder, Corbin Carroll.
Against the Giants, Carroll’s stat line wasn’t exactly the stuff of legends—a modest 1-for-4. He let teammates Geraldo Perdomo and Ildemaro Vargas have the spotlight for the night. But that one hit, a seemingly routine double, was anything but. It was the knock that let him into one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs, a place where the air is thin and the company is legendary. We’re talking about guys you’ve probably heard of: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
Joining Baseball’s Elite Company
As Sarah Langs of MLB.com pointed out, Carroll became just the 10th player in MLB history to rack up at least 30 home runs, 30 doubles, and 15 triples in a single season. The guest list for this party is insane: Ruth (1921), Gehrig (1927, 1930, 1931), Joe DiMaggio (1937), Stan Musial (1948), and more recent studs like Jimmy Rollins (2007). It is a who’s who of guys who didn’t just play baseball; they defined it.
Carroll is an extra-base-hit machine, and if the Diamondbacks are going to crash the postseason party, they’ll need him to keep the engine roaring. His quiet 1-for-4 night was a perfect reminder that even when he’s not the main event, he’s still making history.
A True Franchise Cornerstone
This season, Carroll is sporting a potent .878 OPS. While his batting average has taken a slight dip, he’s more than compensated by hitting for serious power. He currently ranks fourth in the majors with 76 extra-base hits, trailing only the game’s biggest boppers: Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, and Kyle Schwarber. Not bad company at all.
When the Diamondbacks drafted him 16th overall in 2019, they envisioned a franchise cornerstone. Paired with his stellar defense in right field, that’s exactly what he’s become. He’s the kind of player you build a team around, the spark that keeps hope alive even when the season feels like a desert mirage. With the playoffs on the line, the Diamondbacks are counting on Corbin Carroll to lead them to the promised land.
