TCU ex with Houston roots Matt Carpenter pledges hurricane relief
St. Louis Cardinals infielder and Former TCU star Matt Carpenter has pledged to donate $10,000 for each home run he hits the rest of the season to aid the relief efforts in Houston.
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
Carpenter attended Fort Bend Elkins, which is southwest of downtown Houston. The Houston area has been deluged by flooding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
In a series of tweets Monday afternoon, Carpenter said he and his wife were “praying hard for the people of Houston.”
Carpenter has 17 homers in 121 games this season. He hit a career-high 28 homers in 2015.
My wife and I called the Houston area home for most of our lives and our hearts are hurting for those families affected by hurricane Harvey
— Matt Carpenter (@MattCarp13) August 28, 2017
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This story was originally published August 28, 2017 at 2:03 PM with the headline "TCU ex with Houston roots Matt Carpenter pledges hurricane relief."