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Matt Carpenter - San Diego Padres Designated Hitter - ESPN
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Matt Carpenter's success with Yankees made him too expensive to
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Padres pregame: Matt Carpenter getting another start in St. Louis
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Matt Carpenter leaves Yankees, signs one-year deal with Padres
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The Padres are outspending the Dodgers, but are they better?
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Padres pregame: Rougned Odor starts at DH over slumping Matt
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