What is bad news for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic is worse news for the Arizona Diamondbacks as baseball season looms.
Star outfielder Corbin Carroll is going to miss the international event for Team USA this season after suffering a broken hamate bone in his right hand during a live batting practice at Salt River Fields in Arizona. Carroll, a two-time All-Star who has played at least 143 games in each of the past three seasons, does not yet have a timeline set for his return.
Carroll suffered the injury early on Tuesday, Feb. 10. He now joins the Mets’ Francisco Lindor and the Orioles’ Jackson Holliday as players to start 2026 rehabbing a broken hamate bone. The same injury hindered Mike Trout in July and August in 2023 and Jose Ramirez in 2019.
For Carroll, the injury does not necessarily preclude him from starting for the Diamondbacks on opening day, but it does take a player Team USA undoubtedly hoped would be a key contributor at the World Baseball Classic in March out of the fold.
What is Corbin Carroll’s injury?
Carroll suffered a broken hamate bone in his right hand during a live batting practice on Feb. 10. The star outfielder, who won NL Rookie of the Year in 2023 en route to a Diamondbacks World Series appearance, had a strong bounce-back season in 2025 after struggling in 2024.
Carroll has managed to stay relatively healthy in his first three full seasons, playing 155 games in 2023, 158 in 2024, and 143 in 2025.
How long is Corbin Carroll out?
Carroll’s injury will keep him out for the entirety of the World Baseball Classic in March. Team USA will have to fill his roster spot.
More concerning is his status with the Diamondbacks. While a hamate bone can generally take anywhere from four to eight weeks to heal, it’s the kind of injury that can linger and affect a batter. Power in particular can be hindered, which would be particularly damaging for Carroll, who saw his power numbers go up last year and is coming off the first 30-plus home run season of his career.
Carroll is undergoing surgery Wednesday, Feb. 11 to repair the injury. His status for Opening Day is in question.
Team USA World Baseball Classic outfield
Carroll’s injury will have an impact on the construction of Team USA’s outfield.
The United States was carrying four outfielders: Byron Buxton, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Aaron Judge, and Carroll. While Crow-Armstrong is the best defensive outfielder in the league, let alone on the team, by outs above average in 2025, Carroll figured to be a strong positive in the outfield as well.
Team USA will now be tasked with naming a replacement for Carroll.
Corbin Carroll stats
Carroll is coming off a season in which he slashed .259/.343/.541 with 31 home runs, his first 30 home run season. He had a career-best 140 OPS+ and finished sixth in NL MVP voting.
2022: 32 games, 27-for-115 hitting, .260/.330/.500, 4 home runs, 14 RBI, 2 stolen bases
2023: 155 games, 161-for-565 hitting, .285/.362/.506, 25 home runs, 76 RBI, 54 stolen bases
2024: 158 games, 136-for-589 hitting, .231/.322/.428, 22 home runs, 74 RBI, 35 stolen bases
2025: 143 games, 146-for-564 hitting, .259/.343/.541, 31 home runs, 84 RBI, 32 stolen bases