Corbin Carroll Just Did Something That Hasn't Happened Since Willie Mays

On Wednesday afternoon, despite a poor offensive game against the Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll etched his name into MLB's history books.

Carroll, with a solo home run in the eighth inning, earned his 100th career homer at just 25 years of age, and in just 606 career games. The homer was his 18th of the season. Carroll also tripled — his 14th of the season and 57th of his career.

And with those numbers, Carroll stands alone. He is the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to reach 50-plus triples, 100-plus homers and 100-plus stolen bases (of which he has 139), all within the first 650 games of his career.

In fact, the only player to ever come close to such a feat was none other than Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Mays, however, needed more than 650 games. Mays and Carroll are the only two players to accomplish these stats within 700 career games.

"I am so honored to be his manager," Manager Torey Lovullo said of Carroll, via the D-backs.TV postgame broadcast. "He's just an absolute coach's, manager's, teammate's dream.

"He posts every single day and what he did is amazing. I look up on the big board and I'm like a fan, I read everything that pops up there, too. When he's being compared to Willie Mays, you know you're around somebody really special."

Corbin Carroll appears to be breaking slump

Aug 9, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks base runner Corbin Carroll scores in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Beyond the historic comparison, Carroll's recent surge is a very encouraging look. There's no secret he's been mired in a deep slump, almost reminiscent of his brutal 2024 sophomore season.

In fact, Carroll hit only .163/.284/.326 for the entire month of July. The Diamondbacks needed his bat to get going, and it has.

The speedy outfielder has hit just .213 in terms of average so far in August, but he's been contributing an enormous amount of power, with a .532 monthly slug. He's doubled twice, tripled twice and homered twice all in the span of his last seven games against the Padres, Dodgers and Rockies.

Carroll has been one of the driving forces of a potent Diamondbacks' offense for some time, but he's also had some ups and downs. It would appear, at least for the moment, that this hot streak is a good sign for a strong finish to 2026.

With the playoff race growing closer with each passing day, to see Carroll round back into his All-Star form would be a crucial development for a recently-ineffective Arizona offense.

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