D-Backs' Carroll is unanimous choice as NL Rookie of the Year
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll was rewarded for his historic debut campaign by winning the Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year award.
Carroll was the unanimous choice over New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder James Outman. He's the 14th unanimous winner in the NL, and 27th overall alongside unanimous AL winner Gunnar Henderson. This is the fifth time that both votes were unanimous, and the first since 2017 (Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger).
Here's how the top five of voting by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America broke down:
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll | 30 | 150 | ||
| Senga | 22 | 5 | 71 | |
| Outman | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
| Nolan Jones (COL) | 2 | 11 | 17 | |
| Matt McLain (CIN) | 4 | 4 |
The 23-year-old Carroll is the first player in Diamondbacks history to win Rookie of the Year. Arizona had been the only active franchise to have never had a winner of this award. The closest the team had come to a winner before Monday was in 2012 when Wade Miley was the runner-up to Bryce Harper.
Carroll's rookie season was truly one for the ages. He slashed .285/.362/.506 with 25 home runs, a league-leading 10 triples, 76 RBIs, and 54 stolen bases across 155 games, earning his first career All-Star berth in the process. He was the first rookie ever to record a 25-homer, 50-steal season, the fourth freshman to post a 25-25 campaign, and the first since Judge in 2017 to be worth at least 6.0 fWAR.
Toastmaster Torey Lovullo salutes the NL Rookie of the Year, @corbin_carroll. pic.twitter.com/BSMG6WTidY
— MLB (@MLB) November 14, 2023
Carroll also contributed solid outfield defense across all three spots in 2023. The majority of his defensive work came in left field but he was at his best in right, where he accrued one defensive run saved in 64 games.
Cincinnati Reds utility player Spencer Steer and infielder Elly De La Cruz, Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Pérez, and San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey all received at least one third-place vote.