Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Sitting in second straight game
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Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels.
The Yankees haven't indicated that Goldschmidt is dealing with a physical issue, but the 37-year-old will hit the bench for the second day in a row against a right-handed starting pitcher (Jose Soriano). Manager Aaron Boone will likely elaborate further on the lineup when he speaks to the media Monday, but Chris Kirschner of The Athletic speculates that the return of Giancarlo Stanton (elbows) from the 60-day injured list could result in the Yankees opting for a quasi-platoon at first base. With Stanton expected to get the majority of the at-bats at designated hitter moving forward, the right-handed-hitting Goldschmidt could give way at first base more frequently to the left-handed-hitting Ben Rice when the Yankees face righties. Goldschmidt owns a 91 wRC+ versus righties for the season, while Rice has posted a 132 wRC+ in those matchups.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Heading to bench Sunday
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Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Goldschmidt will receive Sunday off after a run of 16 consecutive starts, during which he posted a .194/.275/.339 slash line with three doubles and two homers. Ben Rice will step in at first base for the Yankees while Aaron Judge rests his legs as the designated hitter.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Homers in win Friday
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Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in a 9-6 win against Boston on Friday.
Goldschmidt's long ball was a 346-foot shot to right field in the sixth inning. It was his first home run (and just his second hit) so far this month; the veteran slugger has gone 2-for-18 with seven strikeouts and a stolen base through five June games. Goldschmidt is still slashing a productive .320/.376/.478 on the campaign, and he's added seven homers, 29 RBI, 40 runs and five thefts across 62 contests.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Idle Thursday
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Goldschmidt isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians.
Goldschmidt will get a chance to regroup Thursday after going 0-for-7 with a walk and four strikeouts during the first two games of the series. Ben Rice will cover first base and bat second while the 37-year-old veteran rests.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Goes deep in loss Friday
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Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with a solo home run Friday in a loss to the Dodgers.
Goldschmidt clubbed the final of four early home runs for New York, swatting a solo shot in the third inning. The long ball snapped a 12-game stretch without a homer for the veteran slugger, though he hit well during that span, batting .350 with a 6:5 BB:K. Goldschmidt has a modest six home runs on the season, putting him on pace to finish below 20 for the first time since the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign, but he's otherwise been plenty productive with a .343 batting average (fourth best in the majors) and .901 OPS.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Sitting Monday
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Goldschmidt is not in the Yankees' starting lineup against the Angels on Monday.
Ben Rice will start at first base and bat in the leadoff spot in Monday's series opener. Goldschmidt went 7-for-17 with one steal and two RBI over his last four games, and since the beginning of May he has slashed .329/.393/.513 with three steals, three home runs and 14 RBI in 85 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Reaches base four times Saturday
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Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a walk, a steal, an RBI single and two runs scored in Saturday's 13-1 win over the Rockies.
Goldschmidt came around to score twice during the Yankees' 10-run fifth inning and contributed to the rout with an RBI single to center field. Goldschmidt has logged three hits in a game seven times this season and has 21 multi-hit performances. The veteran first baseman is slashing .344/.399/.492 with four steals, five home runs and 27 RBI over 209 plate appearances this season.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Drives in two runs Friday
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Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Friday's 6-2 win over the Mets.
Goldschmidt got the Yankees on the board in the third inning on an infield RBI single and drove in a second run in the fourth. The veteran first baseman has tallied at least one RBI in five of his last seven games, and over that span he has gone 11-for-28 (.393) with one stolen base, seven runs scored, two home runs and seven RBI. Goldschmidt's .349 batting average is second-best in the majors behind teammate Aaron Judge (.414).
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Getting day off Wednesday
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Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Seattle.
It's a rare day off for Goldschmidt, who had started each of the previous six contests. The Yankees are going with Ben Rice at first base and Aaron Judge at designated hitter in the series finale.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Knocks three doubles Sunday
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Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 with three doubles, two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Athletics.
Goldschmidt scattered his three doubles to each area of the outfield but only came around to score in the second inning. He continues to have a renaissance season at the age of 37 after posting the worst offensive numbers of his career in 2024. Goldschmidt is now second in baseball with 17 multi-hit games and a .349 batting average, trailing only his teammate Aaron Judge in both.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Goes yard in Friday's win
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Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and two total runs scored in Friday's 10-2 win over the Athletics.
Goldschmidt opened the scoring with a solo shot in the third inning. The first baseman has three homers over his last eight games, going 8-for-29 (.276) in that span. He's enjoying a resurgent campaign in his first year with the Yankees and is now up to four homers, 18 RBI, 23 runs scored and two stolen bases while maintaining a .345/.397/.486 slash line over 38 contests.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.
The veteran first baseman started the previous seven games and will receive a day off after going 9-for-29 with two homers, seven RBI and seven runs during that span. After posting a career-worst .716 OPS last season, Goldschmidt has enjoyed a resurgence so far in 2025 with a .353/.400/.481 slash line through 35 games.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Smacks another home run
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Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 3-0 win over the Rays.
Goldschmidt was the man responsible for all of Friday's scoring, belting a three-run shot off Mason Montgomery in the fifth inning. Goldschmidt is up to three home runs on the season, two of which have come in back-to-back games. He's recorded at least one hit in five of his last six games, going 8-for-23 with six runs scored and seven RBI over that span.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Blasts solo homer Wednesday
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Goldschmidt went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to Baltimore.
Goldschmidt didn't have the most efficient performance from the plate, but he made up for it in the fifth inning with a solo shot to center field off Cade Povich. Goldschmidt has seven 30-homer seasons in his career but has just two long balls on the season. However, his 42 hits and .356 batting average rank second in the majors behind teammate Aaron Judge (50 hits and .427 average).
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Breather in Game 2
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Goldschmidt is not in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader versus Toronto.
Goldschmidt will get a breather after he went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run scored in the team's 11-2 win over the Blue Jays in Game 1. Ben Rice will replace him at first base, batting second against Toronto.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Three hits, two doubles in win
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Goldschmidt went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Cleveland.
Goldschmidt has now hit safely in eight straight games, going 14-for-31 (.452) with a 1.030 OPS in that span. The veteran first baseman has gotten off to a blazing start with the Yankees, slashing .383/.433/.489 with a home run, 12 runs scored, nine RBI and a stolen base through his first 104 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Three hits in win
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Goldschmidt went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, one RBI and one run scored in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Pirates.
Goldschmidt flied out in the first inning but reached base in each of his subsequent plate appearances. So far, he's hitting an impressive .345 with a homer, three RBI and seven runs scored across 33 plate appearances. The veteran seemed to be on the decline after a career-low .716 OPS in 2024, but hitting atop a potent Yankees lineup could make him a bargain this season.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Getting day off Thursday
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Goldschmidt is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.
It's the first day off this season for Goldschmidt, who had batted leadoff in each of the last four contests. Ben Rice will be at the top of the batting order and playing first base for the Yankees in Thursday's series finale.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Settling into leadoff spot
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Goldschmidt will start at first base and bat leadoff in Tuesday's game versus the Diamondbacks.
When Goldschmidt batted leadoff in the Yankees' second game of the season, the feeling was that it was only because the club was facing a left-hander. However, he has now remained at the top of the batting order in the two contests since then as well, and both of them have been against righties. The Yankees have scored a whopping 32 runs in two games with Goldschmidt in the leadoff spot, so manager Aaron Boone doesn't feel the need to switch things up. After hitting leadoff Opening Day, Austin Wells is batting sixth for the third game in a row.
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Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt: Belts first homer as Yankee
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Goldschmidt went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and three total runs Saturday in a 20-9 rout of Milwaukee.
Goldschmidt set the tone for a record-breaking day for the Yankees with a leadoff homer off Nestor Cortes in the bottom of the first inning. That long ball was the first of three consecutive first-pitch homers New York hit to begin their half of the first frame and the first of nine the team belted overall in the game, setting a new franchise record. Of note, Goldschmidt batted leadoff Saturday, the first time he has done so in a big-league game.
