Matt Koperniak #29

Was a teammate with fellow Cardinals farmhand RHP Gordon Graceffo on the North Adams SteepleCats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League in 2019, earning NECBL All-Star Team and All-NECBL First Team honors...Brother, Mike, played baseball at Wheaton College (Mass.) and father, Chris, played baseball at UMass...Born in London, United Kingdom...Resides in Adams, Mass.

2023

Split the season between Double-A Springfield (33 games) and Triple-A Memphis (96 games), ranking third among Cardinals Minor Leaguers with a combined 85 RBI and 143 hits, while ranking fifth with 218 total bases, all career highs...Played at all three outfield positions (LF-76 games, RF-34, CF-15) and designated hitter (six)...Launched a career-high 18 home runs between Springfield (four) and Memphis (14)...Opened the season hitting safely in 18 of his first 21 games, including nine multi-hit performances, with Springfield to compile a .330 (29-for-88) batting average that led the team and ranked fifth in the Texas League through May 2...Promoted to Memphis on 5/17 and went 3-for-6 with two RBI in his first start for the Redbirds on 5/18 vs. Gwinnett...Notched a career-high five RBI and four runs scored on 6/8 vs. Durham, going 3-for-5 with his first career grand slam in the eighth inning of a 15-5 Redbirds victory...Began September with at least one hit in 13 of his first 15 games, batting a team-high .345 (19-for-55) while also pacing the club with four home runs, eight extra-base hits, 35 total bases and a 1.074 OPS during that stretch from Sept. 1-22...Was 9-for-10 in stolen base attempts with Memphis after going 2-for-7 to begin the season with Springfield.