What Diamondbacks' Carroll, Rodriguez Did in the 2026 All-Star Game

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have arrived at the 2026 MLB All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Star outfielder Corbin Carroll and left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez are Arizona's well-deserved representation.
Neither of those two players were selected as starters, so they will both enter the game in the middle or later innings. They will both join the growing list of Arizona's All-Star representatives.
It was a dominant win for the American League, who shut out the National League for the first time in 13 seasons for a 4-0 victory.
So, how did the two D-backs perform in the midsummer classic?
How did the Diamondbacks perform in the All-Star Game?
Eduardo Rodriguez

Rodriguez got into the All-Star game action quite early in the night.
Just one inning following Phillies ace Christopher Sanchez, who gave up three runs in the first as the National League's starting pitcher, Rodriguez had his number called.
The big left-hander entered in the top of the second frame and faced three batters: Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement, Angels outfielder Mike Trout and Astros DH Yordan Alvarez — three top-end hitters, to be sure.
Rodriguez worked a quick, efficient 1-2-3 frame. He got Clement to ground out on a first-pitch cutter in the upper middle third of the zone, got Trout to ground out in similarly weak fashion on a 3-1 fastball on the inside edge, then forced Alvarez to chase a cutter well outside the zone for a weak flyout.
The flyout only traveled 247 feet, and came off the bat at just 73.5 MPH. That was the hardest-hit ball of the game off Rodriguez, who forced batted balls of 72.1 to Clement and 59.9 to Trout. Rodriguez did not induce a whiff, but landed two pitches for called strikes.
That, in essence, has been Rodriguez's season: efficiency and soft contact. It's that contact-focused approach that has allowed him to go deep into nearly every game he's started, and earn a 2.29 ERA despite having higher peripherals.
Corbin Carroll

Carroll entered the game in the fifth inning, taking over in left field for Mets star Juan Soto. Carroll has not played left field in 2026 and of the three outfield spots has the fewest innings in left during his major league career.
Despite that, Carroll made a nice play in left in the top of the sixth, catching a 97.9 MPH, 354-foot line drive from Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger to record the second out of the frame for Braves closer Raisel Iglesias.
In Carroll's first at-bat of the night, facing Guardians closer Cade Smith, he struck out swinging at a 99.4 MPH fastball at the bottom of the zone. That would be his only at-bat of the night, as he was replaced by Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker — who won the home run derby on Monday night — in the top of the eighth inning.
Carroll has been in a lengthy slump, hitting just .100/.250/.150 thus far in the month of July. He's still hitting a productive .252/.347/.478 on the year, but the break — even disrupted by playing a couple of innings in Tuesday's contest — will likely do him well.

An Arizona native, Alex D'Agostino is the Publisher and credentialed reporter for Arizona Diamondbacks On SI. He previously served as Deputy Editor for Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Cardinals On SI and covered both teams for FanSided. Alex also writes for PHNX Sports. Follow Alex on X/Twitter @AlexDagAZ.
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