Crowned the triples leader for three consecutive years! Diamondbacks outfielder Carroll dominates MLB in speed

Arizona Diamondbacks' standout outfielder Corbin Carroll set a new personal best this year with 17 triples in a single season, making him the second player ever in National League history to top the league in triples for three years running. Moreover, he has maintained the fastest triples running speed across MLB for two years in a row.

According to MLB.com reporter David Adler, Carroll recorded a triple on April 27th that took only 10.87 seconds to complete, marking the quickest triple run in MLB this season. In fact, Carroll produced the nine fastest triples in the league this year, and he also set last year’s fastest triple, firmly establishing himself as the benchmark for triples in today’s MLB.

In his article, Adler listed 15 “Statcast highlights” for this MLB season. Besides Carroll’s fastest triple, the quickest inside-the-park home run was hit by Boston Red Sox’s Jarren Duran, who ran it in 14.71 seconds during the August 31st home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

This season’s hardest-hit ball—also the most powerful home run—was launched by Pirates’ Oneil Cruz on May 25th, traveling at a speed of 122.9 mph (about 197.8 km/h). This stands as the strongest hit recorded since the Statcast system began tracking 11 seasons ago.

However, the longest home run flight distance this year was achieved by Athletics’ powerful rookie Nick Kurtz. On September 13th, he hit a home run at Sacramento’s home field that traveled 493 feet (approximately 150.3 meters), making it the only estimated home run this season to exceed 485 feet in length.

There is also a unique offensive record: New York Yankees’ Jose Caballero stole a base with the longest lead-off distance recorded in the Statcast era during the August 26th home game against the Washington Nationals. The “lead-off distance” here refers to the gap between the runner and the base when the pitcher releases the ball. At that moment, Nationals pitcher Clayton Beeter delivered the pitch while Caballero was already 86.9 feet (about 26.5 meters) off first base, meaning he was less than one meter away from second base.