Those in the desert know.
They know just how special Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll is, and they’ve known it from pretty much the moment he arrived in the major leagues.
For those from elsewhere, though, it’s stats and milestones like the one Carroll achieved on Wednesday night that really drive the point home:
Carroll is keeping the company of some of the greatest players to ever play this magnificent game.
Often, his record achievements include Willie Mays, because Carroll hits triples at a rate that no one else in modern baseball does.
This time, it’s Lou Gehrig.
That’s right — Carroll just joined an MLB club that was previously a one-man show, occupied just by the New York Yankees‘ all-time great.
There’s now room for two, with Carroll joining Gehrig a century later.
Corbin Carroll Joins Lou Gehrig
Carroll is part of a two-player historical club with Gehrig thanks to the triple he hit in the first inning on Wednesday night.
Batting against the Colorado Rockies with two on, Carroll turned on a ball down the line and took off.
There aren’t a ton of active hitters who pull a ball and you immediately think triple. Carroll is one of those dudes.
It ended up being a no-doubter. He coasted into third.
It was the 60th triple of his career:
Corbin Carroll leads all active players with 60 career triples!
He’s only 26 years old š pic.twitter.com/UkpBacfc0x
ā MLB (@MLB) September 24, 2026
That brought along an awesome stat by MLB Network’s Sarah Langs: Carroll is just the second player in MLB history with at least 60 triples and 100 home runs through his first 640 career games.
Gehrig was the first.
60+ triples and 100+ home runs within first 640 career games, MLB history:
Corbin Carroll
Lou Gehrig https://t.co/jzxALysIGbā Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) September 24, 2026
Gehrig isn’t necessarily remembered for his athleticism, but he was a tremendous athlete who played college football and sprayed line drives all over the ballpark. He was going to get his triples, too.
Corbin Carroll Triples
Carroll was playing in his 640th game of his career on Wednesday night. He’s up to 104 homers and 60 triples after that three-bagger in the first inning.
It marked Carroll’s 17th triple of this season. That ties his career-high, which he set last season.
It’s going to be the third year in a row that Carroll leads all of MLB in triples. It’s the fourth year in a row he’s atop the National League.
Carroll hit two triples in 32 games in 2022, then hit 10 in 155 games in 2023.
He upped it to 14 in 158 games in 2024, then 17 in 143 games last year.
Now he’s got 17 again this year in his 152nd game.
Carroll hits doubles and homers, too, making him one of the most dangerous hitters in the sport.
And still just 26 years old, Carroll has a long way to go in continuing to build a special career.
But now that he’s next to Gehrig in the history books? That’s pretty epic.
Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll Joins Lou Gehrig in Baseball History