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Carpenter embraces shift back to second base
- Updated: June 5, 2016
ST. LOUIS — About the time Jhonny Peralta was wrapping up his Minor League rehab assignment in Florida, Matt Carpenter stood on the Busch Stadium infield prepping for an upcoming move necessitated by Peralta’s return.
Carpenter spent a chunk of Sunday afternoon reacquainting himself with second base, a position he played regularly in 2013 but only sparingly since. The Cardinals did not intend for him to return there this season until it became obvious that the club had to find a way to keep Aledmys Diaz in the everyday lineup.
To do so, Peralta, who is expected to be activated from the disabled list on Tuesday, will slide to third and Carpenter, in turn, to the right side of the infield. The Cardinals consider Carpenter an option at either first or second, but most of his chances, at least initially, should come at second base because of the superb production Matt Adams is offering at first.
“I think that’s the coach’s son in me. I want to do what will help us win,” Carpenter said of his willingness to move. “I take pride in the ability to go other places …
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