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Matt Carpenter returns to St. Louis with NY Yankees
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NLDS 2014: Dodgers vs. Cardinals Position-by-Position Breakdown, Predictions, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Cards fare better than most against Kershaw
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NLDS 2014: Dodgers vs. Cardinals Position-by-Position Breakdown, Predictions, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Cardinal way: Unlikely stars emerge from stable system
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Matt Carpenter had a great Cardinals career
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Checking out the baseball offseason's big contracts - Newsday
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Matt Carpenter returns to St. Louis with NY Yankees
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Cardinals 3B Matt Carpenter confident in bounce-back season
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Matt Carpenter Named Hickok Belt® Award Winner for July 2018
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Punchless night for pitching
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The Cardinals and Matt Carpenter Have Been Shift Out of Luck - Viva El Birdos
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St. Louis Cardinals: Team preview and prediction for 2020 season - Page 3
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Matt Carpenter is on the upswing. What's behind his improvement? - The Athletic