“I try and operate on Love”: Corbin Carroll and his family won Arizona D-Backs’ hearts, fuels biggest comeback


“I try and operate on Love”: Corbin Carroll and his family won Arizona D-Backs’ hearts, fuels biggest comeback

Corbin Carroll

Corbin Carroll made his Major League debut on Monday night at Chase Field, it was a big personal moment for the 22-year-old outfielder from Seattle, something that he will remember for the rest of his life. His journey to the Major League is strongly connected to the support he has received from his family. He gave his debut jersey to his mother.

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Corbin Carroll loves talking about his family, change the subject to his parents, Brant and Pey-Lin, and his 17-year-old sister, Campbell and one can hear him for hours. He addressed that they are the ones who instilled in him the value of serving others, which is why he already thinks about how success on the baseball field can give him a platform.

“Any time I feel like someone wants to look into me, that’s the place to start. Just because I’m very close with my mom and dad and my younger sister,” said Corbin Carroll, who turned 22 on Aug. 21. “They mean so much to me, and the support they’ve given me — I feel like I owe them so much.”

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Corbin Carroll delivered his first Major League hit for the Arizona Diamondbacks

Corbin Carroll
Corbin Carroll

Corbin Carroll delivered a liner into the gap in left-center field that scored a pair of runs to give the D-backs their first lead of the game at 9-7. “I wasn’t as nervous as I thought it might be or was prepared for,” Corbin Carroll said. “I was just comfortable. I think playing with these guys before, playing at Chase [Field] before,”

“I think all those are factors and it was fun to live it. I just was as conscious as [I] could be with my breathing and just making sure that I was staying calm, but it just felt like being out there with friends.”

“I think you become convinced when you walk out of those meetings or the dinners or whatever, that that player may or may not make it to the big leagues,” said D-backs senior vice president and assistant general manager Amiel Sawdaye. “But he’s going to reach his potential based on his makeup.”

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