Corbin Carroll eclipses 50 career triples with Diamondbacks record in sight

PHOENIX — Once Corbin Carroll’s sharp ground ball zipped through the infield, there was nothing the Colorado Rockies could have done to keep him off third base in the first inning of Sunday’s 9-1 win for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Carroll ripped an RBI, stand-up triple to the right-field corner of Chase Field, the 50th three-bagger of his MLB career.

In the sixth inning, Carroll roped a line drive to the right-center field gap for a second RBI triple, his fifth career multi-triple game. There was no play at third base on that hit, either.

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The 25-year-old is one triple away from tying Stephen Drew for the franchise record, one Carroll is primed to take over and grow significantly.

“It’s definitely cool,” Carroll said after the game. “A lot of great players obviously have played here.”

Carroll is lapping the field in triples this season.

Two big leaguers have hit more than three triples in 2026 so far: Carroll with eight and Tampa Bay’s Chandler Simpson with four.

You could not even make a lineup with the number of players who have even hit at least three triples (eight, including Carroll and Simpson).

“I’m just running, I want to take advantage of what’s given to me,” Carroll said.

Stepping back even further, four active major leaguers have hit 50 triples throughout their career. The other three are Mike Trout (55), Starling Marte (55) and Andrew McCutchen (50). Those three debuted in 2011, 2012 and 2009, respectively.

To provide additional historical context, MLB researcher Sarah Langs posted that only one player in MLB history has hit 50-plus triples and 80-plus home runs in fewer games than Carroll’s 537: Lou Gehrig (461).

This is Corbin Carroll’s 537th game

The only player in MLB history to reach 50+ triples and 80+ home runs in fewer career games is Lou Gehrig (461 games) https://t.co/VVgh8PNiHb

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 24, 2026

As for Carroll’s five multi-triple games, only five players in the Integration Era (1947) have more: Willie Mays (10), Jose Reyes (nine), Lance Johnson (eight), Carl Crawford (eight) and George Brett (seven).

“Normally, when the ball is hit, I look at the cut-off men first,” manager Torey Lovullo said this week. “But when Corbin hits the ball in the gap, I look straight to Corbin. I suggest everybody try to do that, because it’s pretty impressive how fast he can get around the bases, cut those corners. … The efficiency in which he operates and the speed factor, it’s just fun to watch.”

Lovullo pointed to Deion Sanders from his two-sport days when asked whether Carroll’s speed flying around the bases reminded him of anyone.

Corbin Carroll hit streak

With his triple, Carroll has hit safely in 12 straight games, the longest active hit streak in the major leagues.

He had hit .375 with a 1.225 OPS in the previous 11 games, and he followed it with four hits on Sunday. It was his third career four-hit performance.

Carroll has gone through some ups and downs this season, mostly ups. He held a 1.023 OPS on April 22 before a 15-game stretch when he hit .182 with 15 strikeouts. At that point, he started to check off pitches and pile up walks, and the hits followed.

The outfielder’s .979 OPS after his fourth hit on Sunday was the third highest in MLB.

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