Jordan went out as a Washington Wizard. Gretzky played his final three years as a New York Ranger. It was awkward. Pujols exiting with birds on the bat feels much better.
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They were two of four remaining veterans from most recent Cardinals World Series team in 2013 but contract options were not picked up for next year.
After hitting .186 in 2020, he made no discernible adjustments at the plate and hit .169 in 249 plate appearances this season while earning $18.5 million. He hit .193 with runners on base, .171 with RISP and two outs, .179 as a starter and .151 coming off the bench. He capped his nightmarish season by going 3-for-31 with 10 strikeouts from Sept 1 on. In short, Carpenter was arguably the worst player in the sport.
Fans got so angry at the guy. The past three years were rough. But Carpenter’s legacy is strong.
Fans got so angry at the guy. The past three years were rough. But Carpenter’s legacy is strong.
A three-time All-Star, Carpenter went from 13th-round pick with minimal bonus to 10 seasons in red and top-20 all-time in homers, walks, doubles, and runs.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Kwang Hyun Kim pitched seven scoreless innings, Matt Carpenter hit a two-run triple in the seventh for the first runs of the game and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped San Francisco's three-game winning streak by beating the Giants 5-3 on Monday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The deck already was stacked against the Cardinals. No major-league team other than the 2004 Boston Red Sox had overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven postseason series to win that matchup.
ATLANTA — When the Braves sent righthander Mike Foltynewicz back to Class AAA Gwinnett for 10 starts in the middle of this season, they did so hoping their Game 5 starter would get a new look on the season and return with a new look to his slider.
ST. LOUIS — Whatever chance the Cardinals had to take advantage of the Colorado Rockies storming away against Milwaukee on their behalf, crumbled and then cratered in disastrous seventh inning Friday night.
CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs wasted no time trading blows in the first game of their crucial four-game series.
PITTSBURGH — Jack Flaherty always had the tools. Figuring out how to put them together has been the challenge for the 23-year-old pitcher since the former first-round pick arrived in St. Louis two years ago.
ST. LOUIS — Matt Carpenter broke out of his slump with a homer and three hits, Dexter Fowler drove in three runs and the St. Louis Cardinals cruised to an 11-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies after a long rain delay Sunday.
ST. LOUIS — The first 10 times the Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers played back in March and April, the pitchers were ducking for cover. Milwaukee hit 25 homers and the Cardinals 20.
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Oh, these Cardinals. These tricky, tricky Cardinals.
ST. LOUIS — Dexter Fowler and Matt Carpenter homered to back a strong outing by Miles Mikolas and lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night.
ST. LOUIS — Matt Carpenter hit a game-ending single against an unusual defensive alignment in the 10th inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Friday night.
PHILADELPHIA — Dakota Hudson stopped another losing skid for St. Louis.
Remember a month ago when the Cardinals were good? Ah, those were the days.
ST. LOUIS — Marcell Ozuna and Matt Carpenter went deep as part of a four-homer barrage and the St. Louis Cardinals split a doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals by winning the second game 10-3 on Wednesday night.
ST. LOUIS — With his best fastball command this season, Miles Mikolas showed his All-Star form of last year.
MILWAUKEE — Michael Wacha cooled off NL MVP Christian Yelich, Matt Carpenter and Marcell Ozuna each went deep, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Wednesday to avoid being swept.