Matt Carpenter Gets Emotional Over St. Louis Return

Yankees slugger Matt Carpenter broke down in tears before his first series in St. Louis since leaving the Cardinals

He expressed how happy his family is to be going back, especially his five-year-old kid.

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Carpenter remarked, "Depending on the day, he tells his friends he's a Cardinal or Yankee, he doesn't know.

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Further he told,"They were really excited when we told them last week that we were heading to St. Louis."

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Carpenter broke down at that time and needed a moment to gather himself.

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Carpenter, who made his major league debut in 2011—the same year St. Louis won the World Series

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He has played his final game with the organisation last year

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He hit over 20 home runs in four years and made three All-Star games during his prime years of 2012 to '18

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