The blows keep coming for the Arizona Diamondbacks on the injury front. First it was Eugenio Suarez (hand contusion) and Josh Naylor (right shoulder) who both departed Monday’s 10-0 win over Chicago with injuries. Now it’s 2023 NL Rookie of the Year winner Corbin Carroll who will miss the foreseeable future with a chip fracture in his left wrist.
Carroll is believed to have suffered the injury last Wednesday after being hit by a pitch from Toronto Blue Jays reliever Justin Bruihl. Manager Torey Lovullo stopped short of providing a timeline for his star outfielder’s return, but indicated that the injury wasn’t initially detected on postgame imaging.
“That’s still a little bit confusing to all of us,” Lovullo said of the injury. “It’s on the back of his hand, the impact of the ball hit the side of his hand. Just goes to show you how hard these guys are throwing.”
“He’s going to continue to get some opinions just to find out what that official diagnosis means and what the time frame will be.”
Carroll entered this week’s slate of games leading the Majors in triples (9) and tied for 8th in home runs (20). Currently batting .255 with 57 runs scored, and 44 RBIs, the left handed slugger will be sorely missed atop the D-Backs lineup where he’s primarily hit out of the lead off position in 2025.
It’s been a brutal June for Arizona, who, in addition to seeing Suarez and Naylor pick up some day-to-day injuries of their own, have also lost ace Corbin Burnes, and top relievers A.J. Puk and Justin Martinez to season ending elbow injuries. Making matters worse still, starting catcher Gabriel Moreno also suffered a broken index finger last week and figures to be out of action for several weeks as well.
In a corresponding move, the club has recalled outfielder Jake McCarthy from Triple-A Reno, and figure to use Randal Grichuk for the majority of the reps in the outfield when a RHP is on the mound. Geraldo Perdomo seems to be the team’s choice to occupy the leadoff spot for the time being.
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