Matt Carpenter became the first Yankee to hit 6 home runs in first 10 games on Sunday
So far, Carpenter is 8-for-24 with six home runs and a double to start his Yankees career, reaching base 14 times in 30 plate appearances. He has a ludicrous 1.083 slugging percentage, which is what happens when 25% of your at-bats result in home runs.
It’s been a fun return to form for the now-mustachioed 36-year-old, who was once upon a time one of the most consistent hitters in the game. During his prime years in St. Louis from 2013 to ’18, Carpenter made three All-Star teams and had an OPS+ of 131. He fell off his usual pace in 2019 and completely bottomed out in ’20 and ’21, leading the Cardinals to decline their team option on him for this season.
The Yankees have been baseball’s best team to this point, so they hardly need another star turn from a previously under-the-radar player. But as long as Carpenter keeps swinging a hot bat, the Bombers will be that much more difficult to contend with.
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