Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll has turned heads as a rookie, slashing .286/.363/.511 with 25 home runs and 73 RBIs for a playoff contender. He was named to the National League All-Star team in July, and his nine triples are tied for the major league lead.
To ESPN analyst and former MLB pitcher David Cone, however, Carroll’s impact on Arizona goes beyond the numbers—and makes him the peer of one of baseball’s most successful young players.
“[Corbin Carroll] reminds me of Derek Jeter in 1996,” Cone said. “By this time of year, he was already a leader in that clubhouse.”
