Braves add former Yankee Matt Carpenter in trade with Padres

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Matt Carpenter is coming back to the east.

After a year with the disappointing Padres, where he himself struggled, the longtime infielder and three-time All-Star is coming to the Braves in a trade with San Diego.

The 2022 Yankees standout is coming to Atlanta along with left-handed pitcher Ray Kerr and cash considerations in exchange for minor league outfielder Drew Campbell, the Braves announced on X.

Padres writer Dennis Lin of The Athletic reported that the Padres are sending $1.5 million as part of the deal.

Carpenter, 38, hit a paltry .176 last season in just 237 plate appearances across 76 games while in San Diego.

The downturn followed a season of rejuvenation in The Bronx in which Carpenter hit .305 with a 1.138 OPS — mashing 15 homers with 37 RBIs — in 47 games as a Yankee in 2022.

Carpenter, who has logged 1,452 career Major League games, has accumulated 175 homers and 644 RBIs and is a lifetime .260 hitter.

He’s gotten MVP votes in three separate seasons, finishing in fourth for the NL award in 2013 while playing for the pennant-winning Cardinals.

Across the last two seasons for the Padres, Kerr, 29, held a 5.06 ERA with a 1.28 WHIP in 29 relief appearances, striking out 38 and walking 13 in 32 innings.

Campbell, 26, had a .711 OPS with nine homers in Double-A this past season.

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