In the Diamondbacks’ 10-9 loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers, outfielder Corbin Carroll came within one home run or triple of setting a new MLB record.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Carroll led off the 3rd inning with a 471-foot blast that chased Clayton Kershaw from the game. He later notched his second extra-base hit of the night with a ground-rule double in the 8th inning.
However, this double ended a remarkable streak of 21 consecutive extra-base hits for the 24-year-old that were either triples or home runs. According to @OptaSTATS, this was the longest streak in MLB history since Roger Maris hit 22 home runs without recording a double or triple in between, back in 1961.
Corbin Carroll's 8th-inning double for the @Dbacks snapped his streak of 21 consecutive XBH that were either triples or home runs.
The 21 straight XBH being triples or homers was the longest streak in MLB since Roger Maris had 22 straight in 1961 – all of which were home runs. pic.twitter.com/auoHta5DJM
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) August 31, 2024
Unfortunately for Carroll, given his speed, if the ball had not bounced over the right-field wall, he likely would have stretched it into a triple. Regardless, the streak highlights the power Carroll has displayed over the past month. With his home run on Friday, he has now hit 10 in the last 28 games, after hitting just eight earlier in the season.
Carroll currently leads all of baseball with 12 triples this year. During his Rookie of the Year campaign in 2023, he also led the league with 10 triples.
