Corbin Carroll triples put Diamondbacks star atop active MLB leaderboard
Corbin Carroll reached 55 career triples in 587 games, while Luke Weaver and Joe Mack are giving the Mets and Marlins fresh storylines.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Corbin Carroll triples are suddenly a league-wide headline: the Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder reached 55 for his career last Thursday, tying Starling Marte and Mike Trout for the most among active major leaguers, according to CBS Sports’ Mike Axisa.
Carroll got there in a hurry. CBS Sports reported that his fifth-inning triple in Arizona’s 10-6 makeup-game win over the St. Louis Cardinals came in his 587th career game. Marte reached No. 55 in his 1,421st game on Sept. 14, 2024, while Trout got there in his 1,542nd game on April 25, 2025.
The Diamondbacks were in St. Louis for a one-game makeup stop after a June 25 rainout, squeezed into a shared off day while Arizona was traveling from Arizona to Washington and the Cardinals were returning from Anaheim. Carroll led off the fifth with the triple and later scored Arizona’s fourth run.
How many triples does Corbin Carroll have?
Carroll has 55 career triples, tied for the active MLB lead with Marte and Trout, according to CBS Sports. He also had a league-leading 12 triples at the time of the St. Louis game.
In May, Carroll told MLB.com that he sees value in reaching third base because a runner there can score without another hit before two outs. “I just want to take advantage of what’s given to me,” Carroll said, according to MLB.com.
CBS Sports noted that Carroll already ranks fifth in the Expansion Era, since 1961, for triples through a player’s first five major league seasons. The list is led by Carl Crawford with 65 from 2002-06, followed by Juan Samuel and Garry Templeton with 61, Cristian Guzman with 57 and Carroll with 55.
Luke Weaver has changed the Mets bullpen story
The New York Mets also have a sharp turnaround on their hands. CBS Sports reported that reliever Luke Weaver had a 6.00 ERA after allowing a two-run homer to CJ Abrams on April 30, with a 4.95 FIP and a 16.0% strikeout rate.
Since then, Weaver has looked like a different arm. Entering Tuesday, he had allowed one earned run in 30 innings across 28 appearances since April 30, good for a 0.30 ERA, while raising his strikeout rate to 31.0%, according to CBS Sports.
Mets interim manager Andy Green credited Weaver’s attack, confidence and strike-zone work in comments to MLB.com. Green said Weaver’s fastball command helps his changeup play, and described his mix as elite command with elite stuff.
CBS Sports pointed to two measurable changes: Weaver’s fastball averaged 94.9 mph in April and 95.7 mph since May 1, with more 97-98 mph readings, while his changeup has been located lower and less often in the middle of the plate. Hitters missed on 40.4% of swings against his changeup since May 1, compared with 29.4% in April and a 31.3% MLB average.
Weaver is owed $11 million next season, according to CBS Sports, making him a possible trade-deadline decision point for the Mets as Monday’s 6 p.m. ET deadline approaches.
Joe Mack is changing how teams run on Miami
Miami Marlins rookie catcher Joe Mack has given his club a different kind of lift. CBS Sports reported that Mack debuted May 4 after entering the season as a top-100 prospect, and he was batting .248/.306/.469 against right-handed pitching while being protected from tougher lefties.
Mack has also slowed the running game. Opponents stole 191 bases in 215 attempts against Miami last year, the most allowed by any team, with an 11% caught-stealing rate, according to CBS Sports. In April this season, runners went 30 for 32.
Since Mack arrived, opponents were 58 for 84 against the Marlins entering Tuesday. Against Mack specifically, runners were 38 for 57, a 33% caught-stealing rate, above the 24% league average, and his 19 runners caught stealing led MLB despite his May debut.
CBS Sports cited Mack’s 83.6 mph arm strength, 0.59-second exchange and 1.90-second pop time, all better than MLB averages. For Miami, which had slipped to the edge of the wild-card chase after a 12-game losing streak in July, that is a rookie bright spot with real teeth.
This story draws on original reporting from CBS Sports.