Corbin Carroll is knocking on another rare milestone, and the numbers keep stacking up in a way that’s hard to miss.
The Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder is one home run away from his fourth straight 20/20 season after going deep for his 19th homer of the year in Friday’s 10-6 win over the San Francisco Giants. He already has 20 stolen bases, putting him on the doorstep of another signature Carroll season.
This would continue a run that has been remarkably steady. In 2023, Carroll finished with 25 home runs and a career-high 54 stolen bases. He followed that with 22 homers and 35 steals in 2024, then turned in a career-high 31 home runs and 32 stolen bases in 2025.
The triples column has been just as eye-catching. Carroll has led MLB in triples for the past three seasons and is once again out front with 16, while no other player has more than seven. He is also only four triples and one home run away from joining the 20-20-20-20 club, the group defined by doubles, triples, homers and steals.
At 26 years old, the three-time All-Star is still putting together the kind of all-around production that makes him such a valuable piece for Arizona. Even in what the source described as a down season for home run production, RBI and stolen bases, Carroll’s 4.5 fWAR ranks third in the National League.
He remains a problem for opposing pitchers and defenders alike once he’s on the move. His baserunning value of 8 is in the 100th percentile, and his sprint speed of 29.7 feet per second ranks in the 97th percentile.
Carroll’s power has also shown up against a wide range of teams. In his 2023 rookie season, when he also won Rookie of the Year, he homered against 18 different opponents. Kazuma Okamoto has since become the third player to join Pete Alonso and Carroll in doing that.
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