The Arizona Diamondbacks realized that they could potentially have a great one on their hands with Corbin Carroll. Carroll just made his Major League debut on Monday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. He instantly made an impact. Just so you get a feeling for how exciting his debut was for the organization, the entire coaching staff of both the Double-A Amarillo and the Triple-A Reno came to support him.
Carroll not only started in right field for them but he also bat eighth in the lineup. The Diamondbacks quickly fell behind early on. Falling down 7-0 early on. Carroll then got a run going as his blazing speed forced an error. This error eventually led onto a six-run inning to bring the score back down to 7-6. Unfortunately, it got recorded as an error and he wasn’t awarded his first hit in the big leagues, though he later got his chance. He smacked away a deep liner into left field to pick up that first run in the very next inning. Not only was that a huge moment, but a handful of runs went the distance off of this hit to give them the 9-7 lead.
The former 16th overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft was calm, cool and collected the entire time with tons of eyes on him in his debut. It’s not easy to deliver the biggest run in a game for your team. Especially when your group is down 7-0, against a tough pitcher. On top of that, the hit sparks the largest comeback in franchise history. Oh, and that’s not all either. This was the first time all year that an MLB team was able to score six runs in back-to-back innings. Both of which were heavily impacted by Carroll’s hits in them.
Carroll Made The Most Out Of Diamondbacks Opportunity
It turned out to be quite the decision to call him up to the majors. They didn’t’ even have to call him up either, due to them already have a handful of outfielders that have been doing well this season for Arizona. The organization just felt confidently about his improvement, and it paid off. Plus, they aren’t a team that’s going to be competing for a World Series this year, so it’s good to get some guy’s much needed experience. Their manager said, “We felt strongly that we wanted him to come up and sort of rip this band-aid off this year, for obvious reasons, both this year and going into the next.”
Carroll then got surrounded by all of his family and friends when he entered the hallway just outside of the Diamondbacks clubhouse after the game ended and his interviews wrapped up. Without a shadow of a doubt, this is going to be a game that Carroll remembers forever. It could be the first emergence of a future franchise superstar. It will also be a legendary moment in Arizona history as they rallied back from seven runs down by scoring six in back-to-back innings. Arizona fans had a lot to be excited about.
Click here to check out more!
