Matt Carpenter

Matt Carpenter homered twice and tied his career high with seven RBIs, powering the New York Yankees to complete a weekend sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a ...

His ERA has risen from 1.99 to 3.67 in his last two starts. Thompson and Norris walked six in the first two innings, and all scored. Signing with the Yankees could not have worked out better. Kyle Higashioka added his first two home runs this season, after hitting seven in spring training. The Yankees outscored Chicago 28-5 in the three-game series and improved to 15-4 against the Cubs, 23-4 including World Series sweeps in 1932 and ’38. The Cubs are 0-12 in the Bronx. ... Thompson allowed five runs — three earned — three hits and three walks while getting two outs. “That’s impressive.” “I was confident with what I was doing at the plate, was hopeful that this would potentially happen, and now it’s been a lot of fun to see it play it out,” Carpenter said. “Them having the faith to sign me it means a lot,” Carpenter said, “and I’m enjoying it.” Carpenter raised his average to .333 with 13 RBIs. Signed on May 26 because of injuries to Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson, Carpenter became the first Yankees player to hit six home runs in his first 10 games and just the second major leaguer to have six homers among his first seven hits after Colorado’s Trevor Story in 2016. “I put him in the garage for a week and pulled him out for a spin,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Carpenter added a two-run drive against Alec Mills in the sixth for his first multihomer game in four years and an RBI double in the seventh against Sean Newcomb as the Yankees sent Chicago to its sixth straight loss. “It’s pretty hard to be in Triple-A and imagine that you’ll get this opportunity,” the 36-year-old said.

New York Yankees third baseman Matt Carpenter made notable history during the 18-4 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Carpenter now boasts a .333 batting average to go along with a .467 OBP so far in the campaign. It was just last month that Matt Carpenter was released by the Texas Rangers organization after having featured for their Triple-A Round Rock Express team. Matt Carpenter is the 1st player in Yankees history with 6+ HR in his 1st 10 games with the team

The New York Yankees (44-16) have the best record in baseball and an 8.5-game lead over the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East.

- Recorded a career-high-tying 7RBI (also 7RBI on 7/20/18 at Chicago-NL with St. Louis) ... was just the third Yankee (fourth time) since 2010 to record at least 7RBI in a game, joining Didi Gregorius’ 7RBI on 7/23/19 at Minnesota and 8RBI on 4/3/18 vs. - Has reached base safely in 38 of his last 43G (since 4/24), batting .337 (57-for-169) with 45R, 6 doubles, 21HR, 43RBI, 22BB, 4SF and 2SB in that span. Please consider supporting us with a subscription. - Has 21RBI in his last 21 games, 24RBI in his last 24 games, 26RBI in his last 26 games and 32RBI in his last 33 games. - Reached base a season-high-tying four times (also four times on 5/12 at Chicago-AL and 5/19 at Baltimore) ... recorded an RBI single in the third inning and a two-run single in the seventh. Tampa Bay and Alfonso Soriano’s 7RBI on 8/14/13 vs. - Has 8RBI over his last six games after recording just 7RBI in his first 44 games of the season...is batting .286 (6-for-21) with 7R, 1 double, 3HR, 8RBI and 3BB over that six-game stretch. - Are just the fifth Major League team in the last 67 years (since 1956) to win at least 44 of their first 60 games of a season and just the seventh Major League team in the last 83 years (since 1940) to do so ... join the 2001 Mariners (47-13), 1998 Yankees (46-14), 1953 Yankees (46-14), 1955 Dodgers (45-15), 1986 Mets (44-16) and 1984 Tigers (44-16). - Have won each of their last four games ... are 11-1 in their last 12G, 15-3 in their last 18G, 25-8 in their last 33G, 37-10 in their last 47G and 39-11 in their last 50G. - Their 98HR are their third-most HR through the first 60 games of a season in franchise history ... hit 102HR in 2017 and 100HR in 2018. - Lead the Majors with 98HR this season ... have hit 25HR in their last nine games, 29HR in their last 11 games and 33HR in their last 13 games. - Are 44-16 (.733) to start the season, the best record in the Majors ... marks just the fifth time in franchise history the Yankees have won at least 44 of their first 60 games of a season (47-13 in 1939; 46-14 in 1953, ‘98; 45-15 in 1928).

Six burning questions for the New York Yankees on the off day following their three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs.

What’s going to happen with Chapman? Aroldis Chapman is slated to throw off the mound on the field Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. It’s unclear how much longer the Yankees will wait after that to activate him from the injured list (Achilles tendinitis). Will they try to force him back into the closer role? Estevan Florial could play defense and provide pop in the majors for some team right now, but the Yankees probably like the depth he provides. You want to see how this is going to play out and we’re obviously confident in this group and what we’re capable of. The guess here is that the Yankees may give him low-leverage spots as he works back from the injury … but then settle him into higher-leverage lefty hitter lanes late in games. Anthony Volpe is probably the only no-no in the organization, though Oswald Peraza is super talented and probably up there with him. Look, with Joey Gallo struggling — and with enough plate appearances to think that this is just who Gallo is going to be in the Bronx — the Yankees are going to need to consider an outfield upgrade at some point before the trade deadline. With Carpenter’s red-hot bat looking more and more for real, the Yankees need to find more consistent at-bats for him. Trevino and Higashioka genuinely like each other, work well together, and put their brains together when working with the pitching staff, which has been among the best. It’s not like the Yankees haven’t tried. The rest is a bit unclear, which happens when you’re the best. The lineup has been terrifying, particularly at home. The starting rotation has been dominant, led by Nestor Cortes, everybody’s preseason AL Cy Young pick.

The Yankees have been great this season, but unsung hero Matt Carpenter deserves to play more because of his efforts...

This means that Steamer believes Carpenter will be 4% better than the average hitter for the rest of the season, and ZiPS thinks Carpenter will be 14% better than the average hitter for the rest of the season. The Yankees are winning, the offense is the best in baseball, the pitching is the best in baseball, and there are a lot of reasons for it. The Yankees are rolling, and Matt Carpenter has been an unsung hero who should (and probably will) be featured more in the lineup and in the pinch-hitting regard as well. The comparison I’d make for Carp is with 2012 Raul Ibanez, who posted a 102 wRC+ and 1.63 Win Probability Added in 130 games, with a lot of his usage being as a pinch hitter. That’s good for an abysmal 83 OPS+ and just a 1.9 fWAR. In New York? He’s almost matched his HR total in the 180 games he played between 2020 and 2021. This is where Matt Carpenter can be the primary pinch-hitter; and he’d excel.

New York Yankees 3B Matt Carpenter had a career game in a win over the Chicago Cubs, adding to his historic numbers over his first stretch with the Yankees.

Was able to put in a lot of good work and have a lot of people help me kind of get it back. "You're seeing the fruits of some labor that he put in over the wintertime ... from a guy that's been a really talented player in this league for a while." Carpenter made it clear, however, that he's in a great place across the board. That way, regardless of who is listed on the lineup card a few hours before first pitch, he's always in a prime position to succeed and already prepared when adversity comes knocking. Just has jumped right in with those guys and become a huge part of this and in the opportunities that he's gotten, he's obviously taken full advantage of it and really excited that he's on our team." "A lot of the guys in our front office and our analysts were paying close attention to him," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. That's what happens when you join the best team in baseball with a healthy group of position players. Playing time is still going to be tough for Carpenter to secure in his new threads going forward. That's when the Yankees—who had been monitoring Carpenter's availability for months and needed reinforcements on their MLB roster—pounced, signing him to a Major League contract. Carpenter proceeded to sign a minor league deal with the Rangers, ending up in Triple-A Round Rock after he didn't make Texas' Opening Day roster. Carpenter is best known for his extended career in St. Louis, an 11-year stretch where the bearded slugger built a reputation as a versatile infielder with plenty of pop from the left side. "I don't really have words for it," Carpenter said after the blowout victory, New York's 11th win in their last 12 games.

After yet another disappointing season for Matt Carpenter, it seemed as if the clock had run out on his career. The St. Louis Cardinals didn't pick.

He has two homers and 6 RBI today. Carpenter looks like himself again and is proving to be a solid pickup for the Yankees. Matt Carpenter, unwanted all winter, and released last month from his minor league contract with the Rangers, has now produced 7 hits since joining the#Yankees; 6 of those hits are homers.

Matt Carpenter has been on a tear since joining the New York Yankees late last month and he made history in Sunday's win over the Chicago Cubs.

In 1,329 games for the Cardinals, Carpenter batted .262 with a .816 OPS and 155 homers. "I’ve played the game long enough to know what it feels like and looks like when I’m right," Carpenter said, via MLB.com. "This is certainly that. I can have competitive at-bats every time I get in there. "I was confident with what I was doing at the plate, was hopeful that this would potentially happen, and now it's been a lot of fun to see it play it out," he said. Carpenter spent most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He led the National League in hits in 2013 with 199. Carpenter was 3-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBIs and made history in the process, becoming the first Yankees player to hit six home runs in his first 10 games and the second major leaguer to have six homers in his first seven hits since Trevor Story did it for the Colorado Rockies in 2016.

New Yankees infielder Matt Carpenter had a late start to the 2022 MLB season, but he's doing his best to make up for it in a hurry.

New York’s next game is Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. ET as the Yankees begin a three-game home series with the Rays. The game of life I have no control over. Carpenter signed with the Yankees on May 26 and made his debut with the team later that day. He continued later: “The game of baseball I have no control over. He also has that verse tattooed on the inside of his right arm. Carpenter’s big day at the plate also included a walk and a double.

Forget about Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton: the real Yankees slugger is Matt Carpenter. That's only a mild hyperbole given the tear Carpenter is on to ...

During his prime years in St. Louis from 2013 to ’18, Carpenter made three All-Star teams and had an OPS+ of 131. That’s only a mild hyperbole given the tear Carpenter is on to begin his career in pinstripes. His two-homer effort gives him six in 10 games with the team, making him the first player in franchise history to accomplish that feat.

New York Yankees slugger Matt Carpenter made history on Sunday against the Cubs. But why didn't the Cardinals consider a reunion?

I really feel like I’ve got more left in the tank to be a productive major-league player.” That came this past winter, when Carpenter discovered a glitch in his swing. Had the Cards known Carpenter would play like THIS, then perhaps they would have given him a call.

Sure looks like it. Yankees slugger Matt Carpenter ripped another two homers with seven RBI in Sunday's 18-4 win over the Cubs at Yankee Stadium.

He fits right in in the lineup, too. “I got this opportunity and here we are.” training and early this year and he’s seeing the fruits of that from a guy that’s been a really talented player in this league for a while.” You’re seeing the fruits of some labor that he put in over the winter time and I know he was very curious to go find out in spring. “I don’t really have words for it,” Carpenter said of his hot stretch. NEW YORK — The Yankees picked Matt Carpenter off the scrap heap in late May. He was coming off two terrible seasons.

Matt Carpenter, who played for the Texas Rangers' Triple-A Round Rock Express, was released just a few weeks ago. Carpenter is now not only back in the.

In his first ten games with the Yankees, Carpenter has hit six home runs. Matt Carpenter became the first Yankees player to hit six home runs in his first ten games. Matt Carpenter, who played for the Texas Rangers’ Triple-A Round Rock Express, was released just a few weeks ago.

New York Yankees third baseman Matt Carpenter made notable history during the 18-4 win over the Chicago Cubs.

Carpenter now boasts a .333 batting average to go along with a .467 OBP so far in the campaign. It was just last month that Matt Carpenter was released by the Texas Rangers organization after having featured for their Triple-A Round Rock Express team. Matt Carpenter is the 1st player in Yankees history with 6+ HR in his 1st 10 games with the team

Chicago's inability to maintain momentum after its 2016 championship underscores how unusual the Yankees' consistency is: They are on their way to a 30th ...

In any case, the rest of the schedule is really just a long — but fun — warm-up for the postseason. It was the hardest-hit homer in the majors this season, at 119.8 miles per hour off the bat, and the poor Cubs pitcher, a rookie right-hander named Matt Swarmer, ducked and turned — eyes wide, mouth agape — as it sizzled overhead. On Saturday, Stanton hammered a curveball off the facing of the low-hanging second deck in left; it bounded back over the lower seats and landed on the field. Their payroll, around $247 million, ranks third overall behind the Mets and the Dodgers. They sustain a star-driven business strategy with imports like Stanton and the star starter Gerrit Cole, but develop from within and hunt for bargains (Nestor Cortes, Clay Holmes, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Jose Trevino) like everyone else. This kept with tradition; the Cubs have still never won in the Bronx, dropping all 12 matchups, including four World Series games in the 1930s. The Cubs, at 23-36, are full of such placeholders, a roster of mobile trailers keeping up day-to-day operations at a construction site. “Now with the expanded playoffs, this team, they’re going to be in it, I would say, every year.” You’re not going to get everybody, but that’s the mind-set.” Didn’t it feel like the start of a long run of perpetual contention? Robertson, a 37-year-old right-hander, is having another casually dominant season, hard to hit with lots of strikeouts. That’s why it’s really remarkable here — I know they haven’t won it since ’09, but they have been really good for a long time. Both his championship teams were big spenders in big markets — first the Boston Red Sox and then the Chicago Cubs. But he never thought either team would always contend.

Veteran infielder hits 2 homers, drives in 7 in Bombers' 18-4 win Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.

"I put him in the garage for a week and pulled him out for a spin," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. His ERA has risen from 1.99 to 3.67 in his last two starts. Thompson and Norris walked six in the first two innings, and all scored. Signing with the Yankees could not have worked out better. Kyle Higashioka added his first two home runs this season, after hitting seven in spring training. The Yankees outscored Chicago 28-5 in the three-game series and improved to 15-4 against the Cubs, 23-4 including World Series sweeps in 1932 and '38. The Cubs are 0-12 in the Bronx. ... Thompson allowed five runs - three earned - three hits and three walks while getting two outs. "Super professional. "Them having the faith to sign me it means a lot," Carpenter said, "and I'm enjoying it." "I was confident with what I was doing at the plate, was hopeful that this would potentially happen, and now it's been a lot of fun to see it play it out," Carpenter said. Carpenter raised his average to .333 with 13 RBIs. Signed on May 26 because of injuries to Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson, Carpenter became the first Yankees player to hit six home runs in his first 10 games and just the second major leaguer to have six homers among his first seven hits after Colorado's Trevor Story in 2016. Carpenter added a two-run drive against Alec Mills in the sixth for his first multihomer game in four years and an RBI double in the seventh against Sean Newcomb as the Yankees sent Chicago to its sixth straight loss. Carpenter homered twice and tied his career high with seven RBIs, powering an 18-4 rout of the Chicago Cubs on Sunday that completed a weekend sweep and gave the major league-leading Yankees their their 11th win in 12 games.

Matt Carpenter and Kyle Higashioka each homered twice as the Yankees piled on early to finish off a three-game sweep of the Cubs with an 18-4 laugher.

Carpenter delivered his first home run of the day in the second inning, a three-run shot to right field that made it 8-1. For good measure, with a 13-run lead over the Cubs (23-36) in the eighth inning, Carpenter made a diving stop at third base to throw out a runner at first. The Yankees erased that quickly, though, as Aaron Judge singled to lead off the bottom of the first before Cubs right-hander Keegan Tompson walked three straight batters with one out to tie the game. To be able to do it in New York City for the best team in baseball, and them having the faith to sign me, it means a lot. I was able to put in a lot of good work and have a lot of people help me get it back, so it’s pretty rewarding. With eight of their nine starters recording at least one hit — and six enjoying multi-hit days — the Yankees (44-16) won for the 11th time in their last 12 games.

NEW YORK -- Matt Carpenter likes to say that, in the span of less than a month, he went from his living room couch to playing for the best team in baseball.

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The New York Yankees bludgeoned the Chicago Cubs, 18-4, at Yankee Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The Yankees put up five runs in the seventh inning. It was Higashioka’s first home run of the season after he led the Grapefruit League in homers. Jose Trevino (back) was also scratched in favor of Kyle Higashioka, who solo homered in the third inning to left field to give the Yankees a 9-1 lead. In the next at-bat, the Cubs looked completely helpless, with four infielders converging on Marwin Gonzalez’s pop up in front of the plate. Then Isiah Kiner-Falefa ripped a liner in a 2-1 count to the right-field corner, and it bounced over the wall. Carpenter wasn’t In the original starting lineup, but Gleyber Torres was sick and needed the day off.

New York Yankees infielder Gleyber Torres has been scratched from Sunday's game against the Chicago Cubs.

- Josh Donaldson sitting for Yankees on SundayJune 12th, 2022 - Luis Guillorme sitting for Mets on SundayJune 12th, 2022 Carpenter will bat fifth versus right-hander Keegan Thompson and the Cubs.