Paul Goldschmidt

Goldschmidt won the 2022 NL MVP Award and led the NL in OPS that season.

Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals, and has represented the United States in international competition.

Quick Facts

Team: New York Yankees
Position: First baseman
Born: 10 September 1987
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Bats: Right
Debut league: MLB
Debut date: August 1
Debut year: 2011

Lore & Background

Goldschmidt was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and grew up a Houston Astros fan. He attended The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, and played college baseball for the Texas State Bobcats. He was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the eighth round of the 2009 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2011. He was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals during the 2018–19 offseason.

Reader's Guide

A seven-time MLB All-Star, Goldschmidt won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 2022. He has also won two Hank Aaron Awards, four Gold Glove Awards, and five Silver Slugger Awards. He led the NL in home runs and RBI in 2013, winning each of an All-Star selection, Hank Aaron, Gold Glove, and Silver Slugger Awards for the first time. He has twice finished runner-up for the NL MVP Award, in 2013 and 2015.

Did You Know?

Goldschmidt's great-grandparents and grandfather escaped Nazi Germany in 1939.
He set Bobcat career records at Texas State with 36 home runs and 179 RBIs.
Goldschmidt hit a grand slam in the 2011 NLDS, the fourth grand slam by a rookie in MLB postseason history.
He tied for the MLB lead with four walk-off hits in 2013.