Yankees React to Retirement Decision of Former All-Star
During the 2022 MLB season, the New York Yankees proved to be one of the best teams, finishing with an impressive 99-63 record, which helped them finish in first place in the AL East.
Their offense was a big piece to the overall success, tied for 16th-most hits (1,308), while having the most home runs (254), scoring the second-most runs (807) and having the fourth-highest team OPS (.751).
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Of course, baseball is a team effort, but one big contributor to all of that was Matt Carpenter, who spent just that sole season for New York on a one-year, $2 million contract.
However, he called it a career on Wednesday, and the MLB's Instagram post about the decision drew a reaction from the Yankees, who commented, "Thank you Matt! Wishing you all the best in retirement."
In that lone year for the Yankees, Carpenter was solid, appearing in 47 games and accumulating 128 at-bats, 39 hits, 37 RBIs, 28 runs scored, 15 home runs, 19 walks and a WAR of 2.4
There's no doubt that the most impressive part of the year was that his 1.138 OPS was the highest among all MLB hitters who had at least 120 at-bats, per FanGraphs, while also slashing .305/.412/.727.
New York Yankees designated hitter Matt Carpenter (24).Thomas Shea-Imagn Images
He now leaves behind a 14-year career in which he had 4,856 at-bats. 1,257 hits, 813 runs scored, 659 RBIs, 179 home runs, 774 walks and 28 stolen bases, while slashing .259/.366/.449 with an OPS of .815.
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His three All-Star appearances and one Silver Slugger also help aid what will be known as a solid legacy for Carpenter.
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