His first career homer on a 3-0 count. Raise your hand if waited for Carpenter to flip the script like in 2018. Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX). Carpenter is an extreme flyball hitter, so if he fails to drive the ball with authority, the pop outs will pile up, especially at home in spacious Busch Stadium. St. Louis Cardinals activated 3B Matt Carpenter. St. Louis Cardinals activated 3B Matt Carpenter from the 10-day injured list. May 10, 2010: Matt Carpenter assigned to Springfield Cardinals from Palm Beach Cardinals. Was his first homer with more than one runner on base since 8/13/18 vs. Washington and his 21st career home run vs. the Cubs, his most against any MLB opponent...Made two starts and appeared in four Division Series games vs. Atlanta, going 1-for-5 with 3 RBI...reached base safely in five of his 9 plate appearances and recorded an RBI in three of four games...hit pinch-hit RBI single to left field to tie the game 3-3 in the 7th inning of Game 1 (10/3/19)...did not appear in Game 2, marking his first postseason game missed since Game 5 of the 2012 LCS vs. San Francisco (32 straight postseason contests)...recorded sac fly in Game 3, tying Tom Herr for the most career sacrifice flies (3) by a Cardinal in postseason history; since his postseason career began in 2012, tied with Brandon Belt (SF) and Eric Hosmer (KC) for most in postseason play...drew bases loaded walk for an RBI and came around to score in 10-run 1st inning of Game 5; removed for a defensive replacement in the bottom of the 1st. Marked 100th career solo homer and 147th homer of his career...Hit five homers and had 14 RBI in May, his highest monthly total of the season in both categories...Batted .267 (16-60, 10 RBI) in September, his highest batting average in any month of the season...Hit a pinch-hit walk-off single vs. Cincinnati (8/31) in Game 2 of doubleheader; his 7th career walk-off RBI...Passed Ken Boyer (634) for 9th all-time in walks (641) in Cardinals history at Milwaukee (8/26)...Scored his 700th career run vs. Milwaukee (8/19), becoming the 21st Cardinal in club history to amass 700 runs...Moved past Jim Edmonds into 7th place in Cardinals history with 132 career multiple-walk games...Collected his 1,000th career hit on 3/29 at Milwaukee, becoming the 6th player with 1,000 career hits exclusively as a member of the Cardinals. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. November 26, 1985 2. with a single-season best nine sacrifice flies. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. The cost to speculate on a rebound is minimal; just have an exit plan. Was the first Cardinals home run into San Francisco Bay since Larry Walker accomplished the feat 13 years to the day (7/8/05)...Recorded historic day at CHI (7/20) with 5 extra-base hits (3 HR, 2 2B), 7 RBI and 4 runs scored. R. 14. Ranks T16th among active MLB players in lead-off HR...Has 42 home runs from No. SB. Right oblique strain. Led the team with 84 RBI and 28 home runs; the 28 home runs were a career high and most by a left-handed hitting STL third baseman in franchise history and the most by a STL left-handed batter since Jim Edmonds in 2005 (29)…Garnered votes for the Most Valuable Player Award by Baseball Writers of America (12th place finish)…Led the National League and St. Louis in doubles (44) and led the team in runs (101, 5th)…Collected 51 multi-hit games, T5th in the N.L. Carpenter had a couple of IL stints in July, but he was slashing just .216/.327/.384 prior to the first visit, so his slow start was more than health.  •  St. Louis Cardinals activated 1B Matt Carpenter from the 15-day disabled list. Find detailed Matt Carpenter stats on FOXSports.com. Rest-of-Season Projections . PHI)...Recorded four-hit, four-run, two-triple, two-RBI game on 5/31 at MIL, becoming the 11th player in MLB history and the first since Atlanta's Willie Harris (7/21/07 vs. STL) to do so...Hit 11 doubles in May, tied for the National League high with Jon Jay and Jonathan Villar...Led the N.L. AVG. in home batting (.360), and MLB in runs (70) and hits (112) at home. Matt Carpenter signed a 2 year / $39,000,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $39,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $19,500,000. Team: St. Louis Cardinals. © Copyright 2020 - Roto Sports, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ranked 3rd on the Cardinals in walks (63), 5th in home runs (15), T6th in runs (59) and T2nd in sacrifice flies (5), while posting career-high six stolen bases at the age of 33...Hit 13 solo home runs (3rd on St. Louis) for the season, one two-run and one three-run...Hit game-winning solo homer (#13) in the 10th inning at Chicago Cubs (9/19) off Craig Kimbrel in 5-4 win in the first win of a four-game series sweep of the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Latest on St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Matt Carpenter including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN He spent his first professional season with various A-level teams, including the Batavia Muckdogs, Quad Cities River Bandits, and the Palm Beach CardinalsBetween the three clubs, he batted .283 with two home runs and 22 RBIs. RBI. 34-Year-Old Third Baseman 3B. Or write about sports? In 2020, Carpenter will earn a base salary of $18,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $18,500,000. Led MLB with a 0.0 GIDP percent...Became the first Cardinal since Albert Pujols (2008-09) and the first Major Leaguer since Miguel Cabrera (2011, DET) to score 100 runs, draw 100 walks, hit 40 doubles and 30 home runs in a single season.

   vs. CHC 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: and 47 multi-hit games (T14th). https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/matt-carpenter-572761 AVG.176. (.447), T2nd in walks (19), T4th in doubles (8), T5th in RBI (21), 6th in hits (31)...Led MLB with 11 home runs in July and ranked T-6th in August with 9, but led MLB with 20 HR over those two months combined...Was the first Cardinals player with double-digit home runs in July since Jim Edmonds with 13 (July 2004)...Twice named National League Player of the Week: July 16-22 and July 29-August 5...Set Busch Stadium III record with 318 career runs scored, surpassing Albert Pujols (312)...Drew 100 or more walks for the second straight season, joining Joey Votto as the only two players in MLB to draw 100 or more walks in each of the last two seasons and the first Cardinal since Albert Pujols (2008-10)...Joined Mike Trout and Carlos Santana as the only three players with 80 or more walks in last five seasons (2014-18)...Walked two or more times in 24 games, ranking T3rd in the NL and T5th in MLB...His 42 doubles, 36 home runs and 102 walks had him join Albert Pujols (2008-09) and Stan Musial (1949, '53-54) as the only Cardinals to hit 40 doubles, 30 home runs, and draw 100 walks in a season...Is the only MLB player to hit 30 or more doubles and draw 70 or more walks over the last six seasons (2013-18).
Some defensive statistics Copyright © Baseball Info Solutions, 2010-2020. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Matt Carpenter assigned to Memphis Redbirds from Springfield Cardinals. R. SB. in fewest pct. Was his 5th career multi-home run game...Posted two multi-homer games, both on days going 5-for-5...Hit his 2nd career pinch-hit home run at SF (7/8) coming off Ray Black into McCovey Cove. 34-Year-Old Third Baseman 3B. sent 3B Matt Carpenter on a rehab assignment to Memphis Redbirds. Carpenter is a doubles machine, with over 250 in his career.