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Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll Blasts Clutch Grand Slam to Join Historic Company

Thanks to his game-winning grand slam against the New York Mets on Wednesday, Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll etched his name into the history books.
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Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll (7) hits a grand slam in the eighth inning to take the lead 8-5 on Aug. 28, 2024 at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll (7) hits a grand slam in the eighth inning to take the lead 8-5 on Aug. 28, 2024 at Chase Field in Phoenix. | Owen Ziliak/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

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Corbin Carroll had already gone deep earlier Wednesday night.

The Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth, giving his team a 4-0 lead over the New York Mets. By the time he stepped up to the plate in the eighth inning, however, Carroll's team trailed 5-4.

With the bases loaded, Carroll put his power on display again, making history in the process.

Carroll took strike one, then crushed a low slider off of Mets closer Edwin Díaz. He sent the ball 396 feet to right-center field, clearing the fence for a go-ahead grand slam.

Arizona held on to win 8-5, thanks to Carroll's clutch showing at the dish.

Carroll finished the night 2-for-5 with five RBI. It was one of his best showings in what has otherwise been an off year for the young star, as he is still batting just .225 with a .725 OPS and 1.8 WAR through 129 games.

Since making his MLB debut on Aug. 29, 2022, Carroll has racked up 46 home runs, 55 doubles, 24 triples, 150 RBI, 77 stolen bases and an 8.4 WAR.

According to TSN's StatsCentre, Carroll is now one of seven National League players to record at least 45 home runs and 75 stolen bases in the first three seasons of their career. Of course, Carroll has only played two seasons' worth of games to this point, making the achievement all the more impressive.

Drew Stubbs was the last player to join the club, doing so with the Cincinnati Reds in 2011. Andrew McCutchen, Hanley Ramirez, Barry Bonds, Eric Davis and Bobby Bonds are the only other players to produce that level of power and speed this early in their National League careers.

Carroll was named an All-Star in 2023, placing fifth in the NL MVP race while winning NL Rookie of the Year and an NL pennant. He may not have earned as much hardware in 2024, but he came through when it counted on Wednesday and has the Diamondbacks humming entering the home stretch.

Arizona is now just 3.0 games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West, all while boasting a 7.0-game cushion over the Mets in the NL Wild Card race.

The Diamondbacks have a chance to secure the series over the Mets on Thursday, with first pitch scheduled for 3:40 p.m. ET.

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Sam Connon is a staff writer covering baseball for “Fastball on SI.’’ He previously covered UCLA Athletics for On SI’s All Bruins site, and is a UCLA graduate, with his work there as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for On SI’s New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk. Sam lives in Boston.

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