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Matt Carpenter (baseball) - Wikipedia
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Chris Carpenter – Society for American Baseball Research
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Cardinals notebook: Gallegos and Fowler activated; Hudson's sore elbow to be examined
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Matt Carpenter to the rescue of the Yankees, the third baseman joins the Bronx Bombers
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Yankees lose 3rd straight as Clay Holmes blows Matt Carpenter's Cardinals homecoming
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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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For Cardinals' Matt Carpenter, a Bad Elbow in College Led to Good Things - The New York Times
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Javier Baez hurt in Cubs' loss to Cardinals
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Matt Carpenter saved the Cardinals' season because of salsa? - Sports Illustrated