Arizona outfielder Corbin Carroll became the first player in major league history with at least 25 homers, 50 stolen bases, 30 doubles and 10 triples in the same season in 2023.
Arizona outfielder Corbin Carroll’s historic 2023 season had a certain congruence. It opened with the Diamondbacks’ acknowledgement of his potential and concluded with the industry recognition of his reality.
Carroll capped his remarkable season when he became the 14th unanimous winner of the National League Rookie of Year award.
It was a 10-month tour de force. Carroll signed an eight-year, $111 million contract in March that was the largest ever awarded to a player with his limited — 38 days — major league service time, and then validated the deal with a power/speed season unique in major league history.
Carroll had 25 home runs, 54 stolen bases, 30 doubles and 10 triples. He is the first player to reach all those plateaus in the same season, benefitting in part of the rules implemented this season that rewarded speed and athleticism on the bases. He became the first rookie with 25 homers and 50 steals, and he led rookies in runs (116) and extra-base hits (65).
For all that, Carroll said he was most proud of what the award meant for the Diamondbacks. In an attempt to curtail service time manipulation, the latest labor agreement between owners and players stipulates that a team will receive an extra draft choice if one of its players finishes in the top three of the Rookie of the Year voting and top five of the Most Valuable Player or Cy Young voting while accruing a full year of service time.
“That’s probably what brought the most weight to chasing something like this for me,” said Carroll, who turned 23 on Aug.
