Carroll plays role in win vs. Pirates, after latest right shoulder injury

Carroll exited Thursday's 9-0 loss to the New York Mets in the seventh inning after injuring the shoulder on a swing and miss. He underwent an MRI exam Friday, and it came back clean.

"There was nothing that showed up in the MRI," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said before Friday's game. "What happened -- everyone wants to know. He felt some type of sensation that I was told is similar to a stinger in football ... That is something that scared Corbin and scared all of us.

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll is back in the starting lineup after an MRI came back clean on his right shoulder, skipper Torey Lovullo told reporters Friday. It felt worse than one week before, when the outfielder felt some discomfort in the same shoulder on a swing.

Carroll held his arm close to his body as he walked off with the trainer. His mind went to a worst-case scenario.

“Pretty much thought the season was over,” Carroll said. “I was pretty crushed.”

But tests administered by the training staff on Thursday night — and an MRI on Friday morning — put Carroll’s concerns to rest, as did watching a replay of the swing, in which he said he put his body in an unusual position.

Manager Torey Lovullo described what Carroll felt as being similar to a “stinger,” an injury that is common for football players. Carroll said the medical staff he met with helped explain what it was he might have felt.

Carroll came out of a game June 29 against Tampa Bay after hurting the shoulder during an at-bat in the third inning, missed two games before pinch-hitting Sunday. He came back to play Tuesday against the Mets, but left Thursday holding his shoulder after a swing in the seventh inning.

He returned to the lineup Friday, batting second and playing center field. He also appears to be clear for participating to play in the All-Star Game on Tuesday night in Seattle, Carroll’s hometown.

Carroll is also looking forward to Tuesday's All-Star Game, which is in his hometown of Seattle.

Arizona also made a slew of moves on Friday by promoting outfielder Dominic Canzone and right-hander Justin Martinez from Triple-A Reno, optioning outfielder Dominic Fletcher to Reno, placing right-hander Drey Jameson (elbow) on the 15-day injured list and designating left-hander Konnor Pilkington for assignment.

Lovullo said he was concerned about Jameson, who pitched three innings of relief during Thursday's game against the Mets.

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Sarah H

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