PHOENIX, Sep. 20 \u2014 Cesar Cede\u00f1o<\/a><\/strong>. Joe Morgan<\/a><\/strong>. Ryne Sandberg<\/a><\/strong>. Rickey Henderson<\/a><\/strong>. Eric Davis<\/a><\/strong>. Barry Bonds<\/a><\/strong>. Hanley Ramirez<\/a><\/strong>. Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr<\/a>,<\/strong> and now Corbin Carroll<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Carroll went 4-for-5 with a homer, an RBI, three runs scored, and two stolen bases as the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> thumped the San Francisco Giants<\/a>, 7\u20131, Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field. By cracking a home run and stealing two bases, Carroll ran his season totals to 25 and 50, respectively \u2014 the first rookie to reach the milestones in the same season. He is the ninth player in AL\/NL history to ever accomplish the feat. With four of the players doing it twice, this marks the 12th time it has ever been done.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst time in Major League Baseball for a rookie?\u201d manager Torey Lovullo<\/a><\/strong> asked rhetorically. He continued in a joking manner and with an edge of incredulity, \u201cI mean, come on. What are we talking about here?\u201d<\/p>\n Carroll\u2019s day was one of several strong offensive outputs for the Diamondbacks, winners of five straight. First baseman Christian Walker<\/a><\/strong> went 3-for-4 with a double, driving in a run and stealing his 10th base of the season. Catcher Gabriel Moreno<\/a><\/strong> went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Second baseman Ketel Marte<\/a><\/strong> went 1-for-4 with a homer.<\/p>\n But Carroll was the biggest story of them all. When told the other names on the list, Lovullo paused before responding. Like several others in the room, he was awestruck by the other names on the list. When he spoke, he did so with a proud smile. \u201cYou\u2019re getting my blood hot, that’s for sure. I’m pretty excited when I hear those types of things and those types of names.\u201d He shifted gears when discussing the long-term significance. \u201cI know that (Corbin) one day will understand exactly what he’s done in his rookie baseball season. And we all will.\u201d<\/p>\n Lovullo predicted that Carroll would want to \u201cturn the page\u201d and focus on winning the next game. \u201cHe\u2019s gonna downplay it, because he\u2019s so humble.\u201d And that\u2019s exactly what happened. Carroll told reporters, \u201cI\u2019m proud of it, but at the same time, we talked about it as a team. This is the time of the year where we’re not playing for personal accomplishments. That’s out the window at this point. All that matters is today and the win.\u201d<\/p>\nNot the Only Highlight<\/h4>\n
Time to Reflect in the Offseason<\/h4>\n