Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll is positioning himself to win the NL MVP originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll is having a great start to the season after suffering a hamate bone injury in spring training. This injury caused Carroll to miss the World Baseball Classic, which the United States lost to Venezuela.
Despite the injury, Carroll hasn’t missed a beat and is putting himself in line to be a candidate to win the National League MVP award this season.
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll is putting himself in the conversation early for the MVP award
With Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani ranked as the favorite in a recent poll of over 40 MLB.com experts (28 first-place votes), Carroll ranked fourth to win the award. MLB.com’s Jason Foster notes that Carroll’s “potent combination of slug and speed” makes him a strong candidate.
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“Carroll finished fifth in MVP voting after his 2023 NL Rookie of the Year campaign and finished sixth last season”, wrote Foster. “He’s back in the mix this season because he remains a significant offensive threat for the D-backs. Like De La Cruz, Carroll brings a potent combination of slug and speed, which makes him a game-changer. He leads the Majors in triples (four), which is no surprise, as he’s led either the NL or all of baseball in that category every season since his rookie year.”
Through 31 games, the two-time All-Star is hitting .273 with a .890 OPS, four home runs and four triples (leads Major League Baseball). Carroll has the potential to be a 20 triples/20 home runs/20 stolen bases player, which hasn’t happened since 2007 when Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins and Detroit Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson accomplished the feat.
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