St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Matt Carpenter is from Galveston, Texas, so in an effort to help the region that was leveled by Hurricane Harvey, he’s pledging to donate $10,000 per home run to relief efforts through the rest of the season.
Not only that, but teammate Adam Wainwright, the Cardinals organization and former MLB player Adam Dunn will match Carpenter’s donation.
So, for each home run Carpenter hits, $40,000 will go toward helping Houston rebuild.
From now till the rest of the season we will donate 10,000 dollars for every Homerun I hit to help aid the relief efforts in Houston
— Matt Carpenter (@MattCarp13) August 28, 2017
Because @UncleCharlie50 is a stud in every sense of the word..he has pledged to match the 10,000 for each Homerun I hit #prayingforHouston
— Matt Carpenter (@MattCarp13) August 28, 2017
The #STLCards will also be joining @MattCarp13 and @UncleCharlie50 in making a $10,000 donation for each of Matt’s home runs #HomerunRelief
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 29, 2017
Love what you guys are doing. Sign me up for the match game! Good luck And GO DEEP!!
— adam dunn (@adamdunn_44) August 29, 2017
Carpenter hit his first home run since making the pledge on Tuesday night when he blasted one out of the park against the Milwaukee Brewers.
One swing of the bat = $30,000 headed to Houston! #HomerunRelief pic.twitter.com/1FPwdSj0iS
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 30, 2017
.@MattCarp13 sends a ball into the seats and lots of money to Houston!
🔼5⃣ STLCards 9, Brewers 1 pic.twitter.com/64RtO9IeyD
— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) August 30, 2017
Carpenter has 30 games left in the season to help knock home runs for Houston. And there’s no doubt he’ll be aiming long.
