Matt Carpenter | Pujols or Judge, St Louis culture is INSANE and his CRAZY year with the Yankees

The crew welcomes Matt Carpenter for an incredible conversation about resilience, competition, and a remarkable major league career. Matt reflects on getting the best of Clayton Kershaw, winning a national championship, and the lessons learned from youth baseball and the minor leagues. He shares stories from Draft Day, earning his first spring training invite, and the moment he received his first call-up. The conversation covers competing against stars like Albert Pujols and Aaron Judge, his All-Star seasons, the 2013 World Series, signing an extension, reviving his career, time with the Yankees, remembering Oscar Taveras, and the journey that brought his playing career to a close. 0:00 - Welcoming Matt to the show 2:00 - Getting the best of Kershaw 8:00 - The Ultimate Competitors 12:00 - The Early Days 21:00 - Winning a National Championship 25:00 - Choosing a school 30:00 - The Grind of Youth Baseball today 39:00 - Wake up calls 49:00 - Draft Day 52:00 - The Minors 1:00:00 - Talent at every level 1:10:00 - First spring training invite 1:17:00 - Albert Pujols vs Aaron Judge 1:23:00 - His first call up 1:27:00 - Levels to the MLB 1:33:00 - Getting Sent down 1:42:30 - The INSANE Braves Cardinals game 1:53:00 - Taking the LEAP 1:56:30 - All Star Appearances 2:06:00 - 2013 World Series 2:13:00 - Signing the extension 2:22:00 - Having an INSANE OPS 2:29:00 - Oscar Tavares 2:40:00 - Reviving his Career in the Minors 2:51:00 - Playing for the Yankees 2:57:30 - Aaron Judge is INSANE 3:02:00 - The ending of his career 3:05:00 - Quick Hitters Follow us on Socials Kevin Pillar Instagram :   / kpillar11   X : https://x.com/KPILLAR4 Cody Allen Instagram :   / cody.allen37   Our Instagram Instagram :   / tothemajors   Tidal League Instagram :   / tidalleague   X :   / tidalleague