Diamondbacks rookie Corbin Carroll returns home to Seattle as an All-Star

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Growing up in Seattle, Corbin Carroll dreamed of someday playing baseball at T-Mobile Park.

On Tuesday, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ breakout rookie will see his dream come true when he takes the field as the starting left fielder and No. 8 hitter for the National League in the All-Star Game.

Carroll grew up a passionate Mariners fan and idolized mid-2000’s Seattle superstars like Ichiro Suzuki and Félix Hernández. Now, it’s Carroll’s turn to be the star, and he knows that experiences like this don’t come around very often.

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Arizona Diamondbacks Corbin Carroll wears the "victory vest" after hitting a walkoff RBI single against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 10th inning during a baseball game, Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Not only is it Carroll’s first All-Star appearance, it will be the first time he’s ever played at his hometown ballpark. His high school team fell one game short of getting to play there in the state baseball tournament.

"I think this is just all about soaking it in and enjoying it," Carroll said. "Game time for me, and in-season, I’m pretty focused and locked in, but I think (Tuesday), I’m not really going to try to be that way. I’m just going to try to enjoy it, chat with as many of these great players as possible and just soak it all in."

Carroll became a prep star at Seattle’s Lakeside School — better known as school attended by Microsoft co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, and former "Batman" actor Adam West. But the school has never graduated an athlete of Carroll’s caliber.

After Carroll capped off his standout prep career