Matt Carpenter got a second chance at baseball, and he couldn’t be thankful enough to the New York Yankees for taking a gamble at him.

Amid a slew of injuries back in May, the Yankees signed Carpenter and quickly added him to the active roster to get the team some help. The 36-year-old slugger has been sensational ever since then, proving to everyone that he still has tons left in the tank despite a dip in his production over the last few years.

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Now after an incredible day when he played hero for the Yankees in their 14-1 win against the Boston Red Sox, Carpenter reflected on his career and how he thought major league baseball was out of reach for him after getting only Triple-A opportunities since exiting the St. Louis Cardinals.

“Obviously it’s not really a comparable thing, but people who lie on their deathbed wishing they hadn’t taken things for granted—you get a second chance at life,” Carpenter explained, via Empire Sports Media.

“I mean, that’s basically what happened with me and my baseball career. I got a second chance. And every day, the most mundane things that most people get tired of I look forward to, like coming out to the field for BP, taking ground balls.”

Matt Carpenter is doing more than just mundane things for the Yankees for sure. While they struggle stringing wins together, the former All-Star slugger has definitely become a top contributor for the franchise.

He’s making sure that the gamble the Yankees took on him is paying off, and that’s everything the fans and the team can ask for.