Ex-Cardinals star Carpenter retires from baseball
Matt Carpenter, a three-time All-Star who played 14 major league seasons, is retiring from baseball.
He made the announcement Wednesday on Sports Spectrum’s “Get in the Game” podcast hosted by former teammate Scott Linebrink.
Carpenter, an infielder, was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the 2009 MLB draft out of TCU. He spent his first 11 seasons with St. Louis (2011-21), followed by single seasons with the Yankees in 2022 and Padres in 2023.
He made one final stop with the Cardinals, appearing in 59 games in 2024.
“I had quite a thrill being able to don the St. Louis Cardinals logo for many years,” Carpenter, 39, told Linebrink on Wednesday.
The Cardinals sent appreciation to their longtime player on social media.
“Congratulations on a great career, Matt! Whether it was on the field or in the community, you represented our city with class.”
Carpenter, a native Texan, had his best season in 2013, when he batted .318 and also led the majors in runs (126), hits (199) and doubles (55).
With the Cardinals, Carpenter has a career average of .261 with 159 home runs and 591 RBIs to go with 767 runs and 1,185 hits in 1,388 career games.
Overall, he retires with a career .259 average, 179 home runs and 659 RBIs in 1,511 games.
NEW YORK — Dan Iassogna will be the umpire crew chief and work the plate during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game at Atlanta’s Truist Park.
His crew will include Marvin Hudson at first, Chris Segal at second, Jansen Visconti at third, Jeremie Rehak in left and Erich Bacchus in right, Major League Baseball said Thursday.
Iassogna, 56, will work his second All-Star Game. He was at third base for the 2011 game at Arizona.
He worked his first big league game in 1999, was hired to the major league staff in 2004 and appointed a crew chief ahead of the 2020 season. Iassogna umpired the World Series in 2012, ’17 and ’22 along with eight League Championship Series and seven Division Series.
Segal, Visconti, Rehak and Bacchus will work their first All-Star Games and Hudson his second after being in left field in 2004 at Houston.
Tony Randazzo will be the replay umpire in New York.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Athletics slugger Brent Rooker is adding his name to the list of Home Run Derby participants.
Rooker announced Thursday that he’s participating in the event, which takes place Monday in Atlanta. He will become the first Athletics player in the Home Run Derby since Matt Olson in 2021.
“Competing in the Home Run Derby has always been a dream of mine,” Rooker said in an Instagram post. “Can’t wait to make it happen next week in Atlanta! See ya there!”
Rooker, 30, entered Thursday with a .270 batting average, 19 homers and 50 RBIs, putting him on pace for a third straight season of at least 30 homers. He went deep 30 times in 2023 and had 39 homers in 2024.
His 58 homers since the start of the 2024 season rank him third among all American League players.
The only A’s to win the Derby were Mark McGwire in 1992 and Yoenis Céspedes in 2013 and 2014.
Other announced participants include Atlanta’s Ronald Acuña Jr., Minnesota’s Byron Buxton, Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero, Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz, Seattle’s Cal Raleigh and Washington’s James Wood.
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