St. Louis Cardinals activate 3B Matt Carpenter off paternity list

The St. Louis Cardinals activated All-Star third baseman Matt Carpenter from Major League Baseball's paternity list on Saturday.

Carpenter left the Cardinals on Wednesday to attend the birth of his first child with wife Mackenzie. The baby girl was born later in the day.

Carpenter, 30, is batting .250 with nine home runs, 11 doubles and 32 RBIs in 46 games.

To make room for Carpenter on the 25-man active roster, the Cardinals designated shortstop Ruben Tejada for assignment.

The 26-year-old Tejada is hitting just .176 with three RBIs in 34 at-bats. He was signed by the Cardinals as a free agent on March 19 following his release by the New York Mets.