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Matt Carpenter (Baseball infielder) Biography, Family, Early Life & Career

By Karan Brar

June 13, 2022

Matthew Martin Lee Carpenter aka Matt Carpenter is an American professional baseball infielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. 

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He is one of the most talented and skilled players in the game today.

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Matt is now 36 years old. He was born on 26 November 1985 in Galveston, Texas, United States and raised there. 

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Matt became the first Silver Slugger Award winner at second base in Cardinals franchise history.

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He also had a great batting average, on-base percentage, total bases, singles, triples, walks, and adjusted OPS.

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The Carpenters' first child, a daughter, was born on May 25, 2016 and their second son, a boy, was born on November 20, 2017.

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Matt Carpenter played his first major league game on June 4, 2011, and became their leadoff hitter early in the 2013 season.

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Matt Carpenter is one of the few players who don't wear batting gloves during games.

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Matt's father coached him and Boston Red Sox First Baseman James Loney when they were teammates in high school.

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The username of his Instagram account is @mattcarp13 and in June 2022. He has over 205K followers on his account. 

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