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The Mets aren’t the only team dealing with a superstar undergoing hand surgery.
Diamondbacks standout outfielder Corbin Carroll is undergoing surgery for a broken hamate bone in his right hand, according to ESPN.
Carroll will reportedly no longer participate for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic and his availability for the Diamondbacks’ season-opening road game against the back-to-back defending World Series champion Dodgers on March 26 is also uncertain.
The 25-year-old suffered the injury during batting practice Tuesday, per MLB.com, and joins the Mets’ Francisco Lindor and the Orioles’ Jackson Holliday as notable players to recently suffer the malady.
The hamate bone is “one of the carpal bones on the small finger side of the wrist, just above the ulna. The bone connects the wrist to the hand, specifically supporting the metacarpal bones of the ring and small (pinky) finger,” according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Such an injury obviously affects a player’s ability to swing, and Carroll would be facing an approximate six-week recovery period should he receive a similar timeframe to Lindor.
Such an injury is a tough blow for a Diamondbacks team coming off a disappointing 80-82 season and looking to rebound in the tough NL West.
Carroll showed last year why he’s one of baseball’s top young players, finishing sixth in the NL MVP voting by hitting 31 homers with 84 RBIs and 32 stolen bases.
He posted an .883 OPS.
For his career, Carroll has slashed .258/.341/.491 and has finished in the top-six in NL MVP voting twice while also winning NL Rookie of the Year in 2023.
He’s been durable throughout his career, appearing in at least 143 games in each of three full seasons in the big leagues.
The Diamondbacks had a relatively quiet offseason, acquiring third baseman Nolan Arenado from the Cardinals and signing first baseman Carlos Santana.
