Jacob Joseph McCarthy … married to Sophie...His dad, Joe Sr., played baseball at the University of South Carolina and was drafted three times … has one brother, Joe Jr., and one sister, Morgan … his brother played baseball at University of Virginia (2013-15) and made his MLB debut in 2020 with Giants...Played three seasons at the University of Virginia (2016-18) … competed with USA Baseball’s 2017 Collegiate National Team...Went to Scranton High School (Pa.) … was a multi-sport athlete: baseball and football … set Scranton High School records for rushing yards in school history (6,080), season (2,105) and game (351); was the school’s all-time touchdown leader in a career (80), season (30) and game (5) … is the Lackawanna Football Conference Division I career record holder in rushing, scoring and touchdowns...Launched “Read Your Way to the Ballpark”, supported by Avnet, at Heard Elementary in 2024 … a K-6 school reading program designed to stimulate interest in reading and literacy while also providing funding for new books in the classroom … McCarthy, whose mom was an elementary school teacher, surprised classrooms, visited with students, signed autographs and answered questions about reading, school, life and playing baseball.
2025
Split the season between Triple-A Reno and Arizona, batting .204 (42-for-206) with 18 runs, seven doubles, five triples, four home runs and six stolen bases in 67 games for Arizona...Finished the season tied for 10th in triples among all National League players...Per Baseball Savant, his 29.9 ft/sec sprint speed was tied for eighth-fastest among all players (min. 10 opportunities)...Reached base safely in 37 of his 58 starts … made 35 starts at left field, 12 at center field, 10 at right field and one as the designated hitter...Played in 49 games for Triple-A Reno, slashing .314/.401/.440 with 43 runs, 20 extra-base hits and 12 stolen bases … hit safely in 37 of his 49 games, including seven games of at least three hits.
2024
Hit .285 (126-for-442)/.749 OPS with 13 doubles, seven triples, eight homers, 56 RBI, 31 walks and 25 stolen bases in 142 games...Posted career highs in virtually all major offensive categories, including games, hits, triples, RBI, walks and OBP (.349)...Made his third Opening Day roster...Was a NL Gold Glove Finalist for right field...Batted .356 (62-for-174)/1.003 OPS with eight doubles, five triples, seven RBI, 55 RBI and 15 walks with runners on base...Over 59 starts at home, hit .309 (68-for-220)/.803 OPS with 10 doubles, five triples, three homers, 32 RBI and 11 walks...Started 58 games in center field, 42 in right and 16 in left...Reached base in 12 of his first 15 starts, hitting .327 (17-for-52)/.368 OBP with three doubles, one homer, seven RBI and four walks, including five multi-hit efforts...Batted .406 (13-for-32)/1.132 OPS with four doubles, one triple, one homer, 11 RBI and three walks with runners on base in first 34 games...In his first 44 starts vs. lefties, batted .441 (15-for-34)/.971 OPS with one double, two RBI and four walks...Hit back-to-back homers with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the eighth inning on May 20 at Dodgers...In July, batted .345 (20-for-58)/.904 OPS with two doubles, four triples, five RBI and three walks in 17 games...Ranked among NL leaders in triples (tied for first, four) and AVG (third, .345)...From July 27-Sept. 2. ranked among NL leaders in AVG (first, .348), hits (first, 47), triples, (tied for second, three), OBP (fourth, .390) and RBI (tied for fifth, 30)...In August, batted .311 (32-for-103)/.863 OPS with two doubles, one triple, five homers, 26 RBI and five walks in 27 games…His 26 RBI were second-most in the NL, behind Matt Olson/ATL (27)...Collected his 24th multi-hit effort of the season on Aug. 16 at Rays, surpassing his previous career mark of 23 multi-hits in 2022...Had a season-high nine-game hitting streak from Aug. 25-Sept. 4, hitting .275 (11-for-40)/.310 OBP with two doubles and four RBI...Posted a career-high 13-game home hitting streak from Aug. 10-Sept. 10, hitting .382 (21-for-55)/1.006 OPS with three doubles, one triple, two homers and 15 RBI, including six multi-hit efforts.
2023
In his third season with Arizona, hit .243 (67-for-276) with seven doubles, five triples, two homers, 16 RBI, 26 walks and 26 stolen bases in 99 games...Set career highs in triples, walks and stolen bases...Made his second consecutive Opening Day roster...Was 26-for-30 (86.7) in stolen bases and finished second on the club...His seven games with 2+ stolen bases were the sixth most in the Majors and second most on the D-backs behind Corbin Carroll (12)...Was one of nine players in the Majors to record 4+ games with 2+ hits and 2+ stolen bases this season...Made 65 starts in right field and 12 in center...Optioned twice to Triple-A Reno, where he hit .360 (71-for-197)/1.010 OPS with 13 doubles, three triples, nine homers, 36 RBI and 15 stolen bases in 45 games...Became the first Aces player to win back-to-back Pacific Coast League Player of the Week honors (September).
2022
Named the D-backs’ Rookie of the Year by the Arizona chapter of the BBWAA after hitting .283 (91-for-321) with 16 doubles, three triples, eight home runs, 43 RBI and 23 stolen bases in 99 games...Ranked among NL rookies in stolen bases (first), triples (T-fourth), hits (fifth), RBI (seventh), total bases (137, seventh) and doubles (eighth)...Made his first Opening Day roster...His .531 average (17-for-32) with RISP and two outs ranked atop the Majors, ahead of Brad Miller/TEX (.429) and Aaron Judge/NYY (.405)...Made 34 starts in right field, 27 in left, 11 at DH and 10 in center...Hit .300 (69-for-230) with 10 doubles, two triples, five homers, 34 RBI and 21 stolen bases following the All-Star break...Batted .369 (52-for-141)/1.053 OPS with 11 doubles, three triples, five homers, 27 RBI, 19 walks and 11 stolen bases over 36 games with the Aces...Finished 4th in the 2022 NL Rookie of the Year vote (4 third-place votes) to become the first Arizona rookie to receive NL ROY votes since RHP Yoshi Hirano in 2018...His 23 stolen bases were second among Arizona rookies all-time, behind Chris Young (27 in 2007).
2021
Hit .220 (13-for-59) with three doubles, two home runs and four RBI in 24 games in his first Major League season... Led the club with three outfield assists in only 19 games in the outfield... Made his debut Aug. 27 @ Phillies…grew up in nearby Scranton, Pa... Batted .253 with 14 doubles, 11 triples, 15 homers and 54 RBI in 85 games with Double-A Amarillo and Triple-A Reno…led Minor League Baseball in triples at the time of his promotion... Cited as the Best Baserunner and Fastest Baserunner in Triple-A West by Baseball America in their Best Tools edition.
2020
Participated in the D-backs' Instructional League from Oct. 1-Nov. 12.
2019
Hit .277 with 13 doubles, three triples, two homers and 30 RBI in 53 games with Single-A Adv. Visalia...Was 18-of-20 in stolen base attempts...Placed on the injured list on July 8 with a sprained left ankle and missed the remainder of the season...Entered the season ranked as Arizona's No. 9 prospect by Baseball America.
2018
Batted .288 with 17 doubles, three triples, three homers, 18 RBI and 20 stolen bases in 55 games with Short-Season A Hillsboro… also appeared in three rehab games with Rookie AZL D-backs...Ranked by Baseball America as the No. 20 prospect in the Northwest League following the season.
