# Matt Carpenter (88 OVR)

> Matt Carpenter captain in MLB 26: Players from the St. Louis Cardinals. The tier requirements, the attribute boosts at each tier and every card it boosts,…

Canonical: https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/captains/matt-carpenter-754ed31b

3B · Cardinals · MLB 26

## Captain ability

Cardinals Team Captain

Players from the St. Louis Cardinals

Boosts 97 cards in MLB 26: [Cards boosted by Matt Carpenter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/captains/matt-carpenter-754ed31b/boosted)

View the card: [Matt Carpenter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/jolt-matt-carpenter-754ed31b)

## Tier requirements

1. Tier 1: 5 players from the St. Louis Cardinals on your squad
2. Tier 2: 10 players from the St. Louis Cardinals on your squad
3. Tier 3: 15 players from the St. Louis Cardinals on your squad

## Boosts

| Attribute | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Contact vs L | +2 | +4 | +6 |
| Contact vs R | +2 | +4 | +6 |
| Power vs L | +2 | +4 | +6 |
| Power vs R | +2 | +4 | +6 |

## Best cards it boosts

- [Jordan Walker](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/2026-finest-jordan-walker-304d912f) - 99 OVR · RF · STL · Red Diamond: Not on the market
- [Mark McGwire](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/spooky-mark-mcgwire-41fc2dd8) - 99 OVR · 1B · STL · Red Diamond: 51,498 stubs
- [Mark McGwire](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/spooky-mark-mcgwire-f8320d1e) - 99 OVR · 1B · STL · Red Diamond: Not on the market
- [Bob Gibson](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/awards-bob-gibson-86f5efd8) - 99 OVR · SP · STL · Red Diamond: Not on the market
- [JJ Wetherholt](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/2026-topps-update-series-baseball-jj-wetherholt-0dc93960) - 99 OVR · 2B · STL · Red Diamond: Not on the market
- [Ozzie Smith](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/awards-ozzie-smith-04186230) - 99 OVR · SS · STL · Red Diamond: 223,998 stubs
- [Matt Carpenter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/moonshot-matt-carpenter-a1a3b0d5) - 99 OVR · 3B · STL · Red Diamond: 7,268 stubs
- [Willie McGee](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/awards-willie-mcgee-633c2afe) - 99 OVR · CF · STL · Red Diamond: 113,333 stubs

## Cheapest cards it boosts

- [Travis Honeyman](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-travis-honeyman-0cb56011) - 58 OVR · LF · STL · Common: 8 stubs
- [Hancel Rincon](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-hancel-rincon-c77a94fc) - 55 OVR · RP · STL · Common: 20 stubs
- [Chase Hampton](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-chase-hampton-55b2164c) - 63 OVR · SP · STL · Common: 24 stubs
- [Noah Mendlinger](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-noah-mendlinger-b885c842) - 55 OVR · SS · STL · Common: 27 stubs
- [Jimmy Crooks](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-jimmy-crooks-118d522f) - 63 OVR · C · STL · Common: 28 stubs
- [Justin Bruihl](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-justin-bruihl-2eb166aa) - 63 OVR · RP · STL · Common: 33 stubs
- [Cade Winquest](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-cade-winquest-295ecbc9) - 62 OVR · RP · STL · Common: 40 stubs
- [Everson Pereira](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-everson-pereira-a57627d9) - 63 OVR · RF · STL · Common: 42 stubs

## Other Cardinals captains

- [Lee Smith](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/captains/lee-smith-1af34ce4) - 88 OVR: Players from the St. Louis Cardinals