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Corbin Carroll Had Classy Gesture for Fan Who Returned All-Star Game Home Run Ball

Carroll and the fan found a cool way to work this out.

Tim Capurso

Corbin Carroll and the fan who caught his All-Star Game home run agreed to terms on a cool trade.
Corbin Carroll and the fan who caught his All-Star Game home run agreed to terms on a cool trade. / Screengrab Twitter @Dbacks
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Carbin Carroll made history during the National League's eventual triumph via a swing-off in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game. Carroll, who belted a 414-foot, solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning, became the first Arizona Diamondbacks player to do so in 27 years worth of All-Star Games since the club was founded in 1998.

So naturally, the baseball, which was caught by a fan at Truist Park, was a momentous one for both Carroll and the Diamondbacks franchise.

In a sincere turn of events, Carroll met the fan, shook his hand and then signed a baseball bat and put an inscription on the lumber thanking the fan for catching the ball.

Kudos to both Carroll and the fan for finding a solution that kept both parties happy.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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