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MLB -- How Matt Carpenter went from hitting .140 in mid-May to potential MVP - ESPN
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Matt Carpenter discusses 2023 Padres, shift restrictions
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Fear the Moustache: The New and Improved Matt Carpenter - Baseball Reflections - Baseball Reflections
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2025 MLB Draft: The Top 200 College Prospects - Future Stars Series
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State of Downtown Raleigh 2023 by Downtown Raleigh Alliance - Issuu
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Matt Carpenter's New York rebirth is the product of an undeniable work ethic
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Matt Carpenter continues leadoff tear - Viva El Birdos
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Chargers coach Brandon Staley talks building team culture virtually - Sports Illustrated
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For Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, a Bad Elbow in College Led to Good Things - The New York Times
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Quick 'N Dirty Analysis: Brendan Donovan - Viva El Birdos
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Early Thoughts on Top 25 MLB Free Agents of the 2023-24 Offseason, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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The adjustment driving Matt Chapman's hot start to 2023
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Yankees' Matt Carpenter comes up empty in first at-bat since injury
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Hader more comfortable with Padres after last year's trade
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For first time as a visitor in the place he called home, Matt Carpenter draws thunderous ovation from Busch Stadium crowd