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'Failure has definitely shaped me': Why D-backs believe Corbin Carroll will be better than ever in 2025

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Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll won the National League Rookie of the Year Award last season .

Carroll was one of the best hitters in the sport for the first time in his first full season .

The 24-year-old struggled to improve his swing and approach, but rebounded in August and September .

The Diamondbacks say Carroll might have unlocked the best version of himself this season .

Marlon Byrd , the retired major league outfielder who now coaches, provided a fresh perspective.

Carroll was named NL Player of the Month for August , during which he slashed.

Carroll joined Bobby Witt Jr. , Elly De La Cruz and Jarren Duran as the only players with at least 20 homers, 10 triples and 30 stolen bases.

Carroll: "That I'm a pretty tough person to beat down".

The D-backs signed Carroll to a $111 million contract before his first full major league season.

Carroll is mindful of not falling into the over-correction cycle that plagued him last summer .

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