Matt Carpenter

New York Yankees slugger Matt Carpenter made more history with another two home runs and a curtain call at Yankee Stadium in a win over the Boston Red Sox.

A player with an eight-figure salary that's earned MVP votes and trips to the All-Star Game can suddenly fall flat, declining in the blink of an eye. He's done well in this game from a contractual standpoint, but obviously, there's something within him that loves the game and felt like there was more to get out of it. "I really don't know where to pitch him right now if I were on the other team," Yankees starter Jameson Taillon explained with a grin. I come to the ballpark every day just thrilled to be a part of this and to be able to play like I'm playing and the way our team is playing on a nightly basis is a lot of fun." He's proven over these last several weeks that he can hit any pitch in any spot out of the ballpark, using a compact and powerful swing to make his at-bats extremely tough for opposing pitchers to navigate. It's just been a lot of quality at-bats, just a guy that's been great in the clubhouse, has fit in perfectly."

Carpenter went 2-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, three total runs and seven total RBI in Saturday's 14-1 rout over the Red Sox.

- Yankees' Matt Carpenter: Slugs two homers Saturday - Yankees' Matt Carpenter: Slugs 11th homer The veteran connected on another three-run shot in the fifth, and he closed his ledger by drawing a bases-loaded walk in the eighth.

It all reached a crescendo for Matt Carpenter in his magical run with the Yankees, driving in seven runs against the rival Red Sox.

In a New York Yankees roster loaded with power-hitting giants, Matt Carpenter has managed to stand out. For them to pick up Matt Carpenter, a three-time All-Star and former top five MVP finisher, playing the best baseball of his life at 36 years old – that’s just an embarrassment of riches. To be here, and to be playing for this team, in this city, for this franchise, I don’t take it for granted.

Carpenter blasted his 12th and 13th home runs of the season in last night's 14-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. In doing so, he set the Yankee record for most ...

That gave him his second game this year with seven or more RBI. The Yankees wrap up the first half of the season this afternoon against Boston. We're assuming Carpenter will be back in the lineup. Carpenter blasted his 12th and 13th home runs of the season in last night's 14-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. In doing so, he set the Yankee record for most home runs by any player in his first 30 games with the franchise.

Carpenter was ready to face reality. He had been awful during his final two seasons in St. Louis, posting a miserable .176/.313/.291 batting line in his 418 ...

His 13 homers are fifth on the team, although he has just 91 plate appearances. Votto may have believed in him but no one else did. Carpenter proved to be yet another brilliant move by Brian Cashman. He has proven to be one of their better hitters this season, seeing action in both corner infield and corner outfield spots while typically slotting in as their designated hitter. Enter Votto. Carpenter had the Reds’ star watch his swing in order to get an honest assessment. If the Rangers were unable to use him, how could New York? He had been awful during his final two seasons in St. Louis, posting a miserable .176/.313/.291 batting line in his 418 plate appearances over that time, hitting seven homers and 17 doubles.