<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/matt-carpenters-shocking-injury-admission-about-yankees-tenure');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matt Carpenter’s shocking injury admission about Yankees tenure');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Matt-Carpenter_s-shocking-injury-admission-about-Yankees-tenure.jpg"></figure><h1>Matt Carpenter’s shocking injury admission about Yankees tenure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-27T12:39:29-07:00">May 27th, 12:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-27T12:39:29-07:00">May 27th, 12:39pm</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>San Diego Padres designated hitter Matt Carpenter has returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time since playing with New York a season ago. Before going hitless in the Padres’ 5-1 win over the Yankees Friday, Carpenter <a href="https://www.nj.com/yankees/2023/05/padres-matt-carpenter-opens-up-about-painful-ending-to-yankees-tenure.html">revealed</a> that he played through an injury in the 2022 MLB Playoffs.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/matt-carpenter-gets-key-injury-update-from-yankees-aaron-boone" rel="noopener">Matt Carpenter suffered</a> a broken foot on Aug. 8 of last year that forced him to miss the remainder of the regular season. After posting a massive 1.138 OPS with 15 home runs in just 47 games for the Yankees, Carpenter returned in New York’s second playoff game. The veteran was a different player in the postseason, still not healed from the foot injury that cost him the last several weeks of the regular season.</p><p>“I probably pushed it more than I should have to come back and play in October and it kind of cost me the rest of my offseason,” Carpenter said, via NJ.com, before Friday’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/aaron-judge-yankees-rookie-pitcher-padres" rel="noopener">Yankees-Padres game</a>. “My foot just never healed. It was broken all the way until basically the day I signed [with San Diego].”</p><p>It seemed evident that Carpenter wasn’t completely healthy upon his return. In 12 playoff at-bats for the Yankees, Carpenter was lost at the plate, registering just one hit to go along with nine strikeouts.</p><p>Following his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-matt-carpenters-self-deprecating-take-after-4-strikeout-alcs-game-vs-justin-verlander-astros" rel="noopener">disastrous postseason</a>, Carpenter left the Yankees for the Padres in free agency.</p><p>“I wasn’t healthy, didn’t really have the at-bats under me, the timing wasn’t there and I just wasn’t able to do what I knew I wanted to or was capable of doing,” Carpenter said. “I just had to try to make the most of it, battle and we ran into a really good Houston team that obviously won the whole thing. They were a tough team to beat. Obviously we would have loved to finish that one off, but it is what it is.”</p><p>It was likely that more than just the foot injury that prevented Carpenter from recapturing the magic he had last summer. After hitting .305/.412/.727 with New York, Carpenter is hitting .179/.305/.358 in 39 games with San Diego.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matt Carpenter’s shocking injury admission about Yankees tenure

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/padres-news-matt-carpenter-gives-tcu-comical-college-football-playoff-shout-out-after-san-diego-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Matt Carpenter gives TCU comical College Football Playoff shout-out after San Diego signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Padres-Matt-Carpenter-TCU.jpg"></figure><h1>Matt Carpenter gives TCU comical College Football Playoff shout-out after San Diego signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-20T17:12:48-08:00">December 20th, 5:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-20T17:13:23-08:00">December 20th, 5:13pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Veteran hitter Matt Carpenter will be playing for the San Diego Padres in the 2023 MLB season, but <a href="https://twitter.com/AJCassavell/status/1605356174701842433" rel="noopener">don’t expect him</a> to shave off his mustache just yet — at least not until the TCU Horned Frogs are done playing the Michigan Wolverines in the College Football Semifinal later this December at the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tcu-news-quentin-johnston-drops-fiesta-bowl-injury-update-that-will-fire-up-horned-frogs-fans" rel="noopener">Fiesta Bowl</a> (via AJ Cassavell of MLB.com).</p><p><i>Matt Carpenter says, “I might have to keep it,” about whether he’ll rock the mustache in SD. A TCU alum, he says the mustache stays for at least a couple weeks. “I’m for sure not shaving it until TCU’s playoff bid here is over. … They’ve had a great year with the mustache.”</i></p><p>A win by TCU over the Wolverines would send the Horned Frogs to the program’s first-ever CFP National Championship Game appearance.</p><p>Carpenter donned a mustache during his lone season with the New York Yankees in the 2022 MLB season and had some measure of success at the plate, partly thanks to his facial hair. In 47 games for the Yankees, Carpenter slashed .305/.412/.727 with 15 home runs and 37 RBI. He also posted a 217 OPS+ across 154 total plate appearances in 2022. The Padres hope to get the same boost on offense from Carpenter, who played his first 11 seasons in the big leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals before finding his way to the Bronx.</p><p>The Padres <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-san-diego-swipes-matt-carpenter-away-from-yankees-in-free-agency" rel="noopener">signed</a> Carpenter, who is a three-time All-Star,  on a two-year deal worth $12 million. He is expected to serve a utility role for San Diego, where he also joins a stellar cast of hitters in the likes of Manny Machado, Juan Soto, and Fernando Tatis Jr.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Matt Carpenter gives TCU comical College Football Playoff shout-out after San Diego signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/yankees-news-why-matt-carpenter-left-new-york-despite-reunion-talks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Matt Carpenter left Yankees despite reunion talks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Yankees-news-Why-Matt-Carpenter-left-New-York-despite-reunion-talks.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Matt Carpenter left Yankees despite reunion talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-20T14:50:00-08:00">December 20th, 2:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-20T14:50:00-08:00">December 20th, 2:50pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Yankees gave Matt Carpenter a second chance in 2022 and their decision paid off. The veteran smashed 15 home runs in limited action for New York. Despite getting injured during the season, Carpenter made it clear that he has more left in the tank. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-san-diego-swipes-matt-carpenter-away-from-yankees-in-free-agency" rel="noopener">Carpenter recently came to terms</a> on a contract with the San Diego Padres. It was <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/20/matt-carpenter-signing-with-padres-after-yankees-reunion-talks/" rel="noopener">later reported</a> that the Yankees and Carpenter had discussed a reunion, per The New York Post’s Dan Martin.</p><p>“The Yankees and the 37-year-old Carpenter talked about a reunion, according to sources, but with Anthony Rizzo at first base and Giancarlo Stanton at DH, there was no clear spot on the roster,” Martin wrote in a recent article for the New York Post.</p><p>Matt Carpenter offers defensive versatility. He can play second base or the outfield if needed. The Padres are expected to utilize him in a flexible role. But he may receive more playing time in San Diego than New York. The Yankees may have brought him back as a bat off the bench.</p><p>The Yankees have enjoyed a productive offseason regardless. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-aaron-judge-picked-new-york-over-2-teams" rel="noopener">famously re-signed Aaron Judge</a> and recently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-carlos-rodon-agrees-to-six-year-162-million-deal-with-new-york" rel="noopener">inked SP Carlos Rodon</a> to a contract as well.</p><p>The Padres have also enjoyed a strong offseason. Their main signing was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-details-emerge-on-xander-bogaerts-275-million-megadeal-with-san-diego" rel="noopener">bringing in Xander Bogaerts</a>, but they’ve also made a number of low-profile moves to enhance the roster.</p><p>Matt Carpenter could certainly provide a spark in the lineup for San Diego. And his presence will be missed by the Yankees during the 2023 campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Matt Carpenter left Yankees despite reunion talks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/padres-news-san-diego-swipes-matt-carpenter-away-from-yankees-in-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Padres swipe Matt Carpenter away from Yankees in free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/San-Diego-swipes-Matt-Carpenter-away-from-Yankees-in-free-agency.jpeg"></figure><h1>Padres swipe Matt Carpenter away from Yankees in free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-20T09:44:57-08:00">December 20th, 9:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-20T10:44:04-08:00">December 20th, 10:44am</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California and spent the majority of his time growing up playing baseball and basketball. He graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to writing, Mistretta runs a sports Youtube channel and works as a seasonal play-by-play sports broadcaster.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The San Diego Padres and Matt Carpenter <a href="https://twitter.com/AJCassavell/status/1605254060625403905" rel="noopener">reportedly agreed</a> on a contract for the 2023 season with a player option for 2024, per AJ Cassavell. He is <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1605258807122198528" rel="noopener">guaranteed $12 million</a> in 2023 and can earn up to $21 million if he exercises his player option and incentives are earned, per Ken Rosenthal.</p><p>Carpenter is expected to play a versatile role in San Diego. The Padres’ offseason has been lucrative as they add another piece to the puzzle in the form of Carpenter.</p><p>Matt Carpenter’s career was trending in the wrong direction following the 2021 season. However, he found new life in New York with the Yankees. Carpenter played well in the Bronx prior to going down with an injury. He ultimately clubbed 15 home runs in just 47 games for the Yankees.</p><p>Carpenter <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-matt-carpenter-gets-real-on-second-chance-amid-breakout-new-york-stint" rel="noopener">commented on his “second chance”</a> in New York during the season.</p><p>“Obviously it’s not really a comparable thing, but people who lie on their deathbed wishing they hadn’t taken things for granted—you get a second chance at life,” Matt Carpenter said. “I mean, that’s basically what happened with me and my baseball career. I got a second chance. And every day, the most mundane things that most people get tired of I look forward to, like coming out to the field for BP, taking ground balls.”</p><p>San Diego has made a number of key moves this offseason. Their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/padres-news-xander-bogaerts-ditches-red-sox-for-11-year-280-million-san-diego-deal" rel="noopener">standout signing was Xander Bogaerts</a>, who joined a loaded Padres lineup.</p><p>The Padres are hopeful that Matt Carpenter can perform well alongside Bogaerts and the rest of the team this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He writes and edits for ClutchPoints as well as FantasyPros having worked in sports entertainment for over a decade. He also hosts Lay the Points Podcast, a sports gambling podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Thursday, it was announced that New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge captured the American League MVP Award. The National League MVP Award went to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cardinals-news-paul-goldschmidt-runs-away-with-nl-mvp-award" rel="noopener">St. Louis Cardinals first baseman</a> Paul Goldschmidt. Each hitter had an incredible season, especially offensively.</p><p>Judge earned 28 of the 30 first place votes with Shohei Ohtani receiving the final two. Meanwhile, Goldschmidt captured 22 of the 30 first place votes while also winning in a landslide.</p><p>Friday afternoon, Judge’s current and Goldschmidt’s former teammate, Harrison Bader, took to twitter to <a href="https://twitter.com/aybaybader/status/1593637249299644416" rel="noopener">congratulate them.</a></p><p>“I definitely tied a record somewhere for playing with the most MVPs in a single season – Judgey and Goldy CONGRATS – teammates like you make me grateful and humble beyond words.”</p><p>Bader started the 2022 season as a member of the Cardinals. He was dealt to New York prior to the trading deadline and played well for the Yankees. But he wasn’t the only one who let his thoughts be known. Longtime Cardinals utility man Matt Carpenter, who also joined Judge in New York this year, had <a href="https://twitter.com/mattcarp13/status/1593583115754213376?s=12&amp;t=oOSW7FDFBckZ28XEv-2Osg">something to say</a>.</p><p>Carpenter went beyond what they accomplished on the field to talk about who they are as people.</p><p>“Congrats to @TheJudge44 and Paul Goldschmidt on the well deserved MVPs..great players, better teammates.They remind me so much of each other. Humble superstars. Relentless pursuits of excellence, love/respect for others, selfless leaders.The guys you’ll tell your grandkids about.”</p><p>It was both Judge’s and Goldschmidt’s first MVP wins of their careers. Both players have been close before and have been among the best hitters in the game for years. But there was little doubt this was their season to win the MVP.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
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2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.234	4	15	0.686	0

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