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Dec 30, 2024 9:57 pm

Yankees confirm signing of 1B Paul Goldschmidt

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The New York Yankees officially signed veteran first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to a one-year contract on Monday, nine days after multiple media outlets reported the sides reached an agreement.

The team did not announce financial details of the deal, but multiple media outlets reported that the former National League MVP will make $12.5 million.

Goldschmidt, 37, hit free agency following a down season that saw him bat a career-low .245 with 22 homers, his lowest total in a non-COVID season since 2014. His 65 RBIs were his fewest — again excluding the shortened 2020 season — since 2011, when he was a rookie.

In 2022, Goldschmidt captured the NL MVP after leading the league in slugging percentage (.578) and on-base-plus-slugging percentage (.981) while hitting .317 with 35 homers and 115 RBIs in 151 games for the St. Louis Cardinals.

In 1,928 career games with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2011-18) and St. Louis (2019-24), Goldschmidt has a .289 batting average, a .381 on-base percentage, a .510 slugging percentage, 362 home runs and 1,187 RBIs.

He is a seven-time All-Star, a five-time Silver Slugger winner and a four-time Gold Glove winner.

With the Yankees, he fills the first base slot previously held by current free agent Anthony Rizzo, whose 2024 season was limited to 92 games due to a broken arm sustained in June. Rizzo, 35, slashed .228/.301/.335 with eight homers and 35 RBIs in 2024.

The Yankees reached the World Series in October, falling in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

–Field Level Media

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