Corbin Carroll Bio
Corbin Franklin Carroll is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was born on August 21, 2000, in Seattle, Washington. The Diamondbacks selected Carroll 16th overall in the first round of the 2019 MLB draft. Carroll made his MLB debut in 2022 and quickly made an impact, winning the National League Rookie of the Year in 2023 and earning All-Star selections in both 2023 and 2025.
Early Life and Background
Corbin Franklin Carroll was born to Brant and Pey-Lin Carroll. He is biracial; his father is Irish-American, and his mother was born in Taiwan and moved to Louisiana with her parents at the age of four. Carroll has a younger sister who became a soccer player. The family grew up in an Asian-American neighborhood in Seattle, where Carroll participated in cross-country sports to improve his speed. He attended Lakeside School in Seattle, where he excelled in baseball and committed to play college baseball at UCLA.
Path to Baseball
Carroll played on the USA 18U National Team that won Gold in the 2018 COPABE Pan-American Championships. As a senior in 2019, he had an impressive batting average of .540 with nine home runs and a 1.859 OPS. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Carroll with the 16th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $3.7 million and was assigned to the Arizona League Diamondbacks to make his professional debut. After batting .291 with two home runs and 14 RBIs over 31 games, he was promoted to the Hillsboro Hops.
Corbin Carroll Career
Early Career (2022)
The Diamondbacks promoted Carroll to the major leagues on August 29, 2022. He made his debut later that day against the Philadelphia Phillies, going 1-for-5 with a two-RBI double. On September 7, Carroll hit his first career home run, a solo shot off of San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish. In 2022, he batted .260/.330/.500 in 104 at bats and was the seventh-youngest player in the National League.
Breakthrough (2023)
In 2023, Carroll signed a contract extension worth $111 million over eight years with the Diamondbacks after only 32 major league games. He made an immediate impact, hitting .309 with a .910 OPS and 10 stolen bases in April. Carroll was named an All-Star and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award by a unanimous vote, becoming the first Diamondbacks player to win the award. He also became the first Asian-American to win it. Carroll helped the Diamondbacks advance to the postseason, where he had a standout performance, including a two-run home run in the Wild Card Series.
Notable Works and Milestones
Carroll became the first rookie in major league history to join the 20-50 club, reaching 20+ home runs and 50+ stolen bases in the same season. He also became the first player to achieve 10+ triples, 25+ doubles, 25+ home runs, and 50+ stolen bases in a single season.
Corbin Carroll Award Nominations
Throughout his career, Corbin Carroll has received several nominations for his outstanding performances in Major League Baseball.
Corbin Carroll Awards Won
Corbin Carroll has won numerous awards, including the National League Rookie of the Year in 2023 and multiple All-Star selections in 2023 and 2025.
Corbin Carroll Family
Corbin Carroll was born to Brant and Pey-Lin Carroll. He has a younger sister who pursued soccer during her school years.
Personal Life
Corbin Carroll’s personal life is relatively private, with a focus primarily on his baseball career. He has not publicly disclosed any relationships or marital status.