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Kerry Carpenter: Faith and Baseball
There was last night's big home run, but before that, there were trials and tribulations that made last night's homer so much sweeter for Kerry Carpenter...
Stomping Ground Sports
October 08, 2024
Random thought but doesn’t it feel like 2024 just started? Now we’re sitting here talking about the NBA Season being right around the corner and some October Postseason HEROES in the MLB! One for you today is Kerry Carpenter! Great story to start off your Tuesday! The Chiefs won last night, big deal, you know it’s the Chiefs vs Everybody else when they have Juju Smith-Schuster looking like an all-pro WR! Happy Tuesday! STUMP TIME!
Today’s Trivia🧠
The NHL starts tonight, who is the NHL's ALL TIME leading scorer?HOCKEY SEASON BABY! |
(answer at the bottom of the Stump!)
On This Day…
⚾️ In 2018, Boston Red Sox utility guy and long-time GLUE GUY Brock Holt became the first MLB player to hit for the cycle in a postseason game.
The Red Sox defeated the Yankees 16-1 that night, it was Game 3 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox would go on to win the World Series in dominant fashion.
Today’s Featured Story…
⚾️ Kerry Carpenter: Faith and Persistence
You may have seen the massive home run that Detroit Tigers star Kerry Carpenter hit last night in Game Two of the ALDS, but you may not have heard his story. Here’s a small piece of what life was like for Carpenter before he was hitting home runs in the MLB Postseason.