Former TCU baseball standout Matt Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a two-year, $39-million contract extension through the 2021 season.
This season, Carpenter, who is 33, is in the last year of a six-year, $52 million contract he signed with the Cardinals in 2014.
A 13th round pick by the Cardinals in 2009, Carpenter is in his 19th season with St. Louis. He is a three-time All-Star at three different infield positions. He also has won a Silver Slugger award. During the 2018 season, Carpenter set a career-high with 36 home runs, and he broke the St. Louis franchise record held by Lou Brock for leadoff homers in a career and in a single season.
Carpenter has established the Cardinals franchise records for career (23) and single-season (8) lead-off homers and he has compiled the top career on-base pct. (.388) among active lead-off hitters. Since 2013, Matt is currently leading the majors with his 245 doubles and he is one of just three players (also Mike Trout, 652, and Paul Goldschmidt, 608) with over 600 runs scored (616).
It's no wonder that Carpenter arguably is currently the most popular Cardinal with St. Louis baseball fans.
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