Corbin Carroll records fifth-fastest inside-the-park home run in Statcast Era
Corbin Carrollās rise in August continued with another impressive feat. Leading off the game for the Diamondbacks against Gavin Stone and the Los Angeles Dodgers, he lifted a fly ball off the center field wall and circled the bases for an inside-the-park home run.
LEADOFF INSIDE-THE-PARK HOMER!!! pic.twitter.com/CZBztTNgs9
ā Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) September 1, 2024
Not only did it mark the first leadoff inside-the-park home run in franchise history, but it also tied the fifth-fastest in the Statcast Era with Kansas City Royals star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.Ā Here are the Top 5 inside-the-park home run times in the Statcast Era:
1st: Byron Buxton 13.85 seconds (Aug. 18, 2017)
2nd: Byron Buxton 14.05 seconds (Oct. 2, 2016)
3rd: Pete Crow-Armstrong 14.08 seconds (Aug. 23, 2024)
4th: Dee Strange-Gordon 14.2 seconds (June 30, 2015)
T-5th: Bobby Witt Jr. 14.3 seconds (Aug. 15, 2023)
T-5th: Corbin Carroll 14.3 seconds (Aug. 31, 2024)
Carrollās home run came after the Dodgers scored three runs on back-to-back-to-back home runs by Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman. The Diamondbacks came back to take a 4-3 lead in the inning on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.ās two-run double and Eugenio SuĆ”rezās sacrifice fly.
Following his first at-bat, Carroll is batting .286 with 11 home runs and a 1.066 OPS in August. His contributions at the top of the order has been a big reason why the Diamondbacks continue to stack up wins. He already has a game-winning grand slam earlier in the homestand to defeat the New York Mets.
This article first appeared on Burn City Sports and was syndicated with permission.
