The New York Yankees today announced that they have re‑signed seven‑time All‑Star, four‑time Gold Glove Award winner and 2022 National League Most Valuable Player Paul Goldschmidt to a one‑year Major League contract.
Goldschmidt, 38, returns after appearing in 146 games for the Yankees in 2025, batting .274/.328/.403 (134‑for‑489) with 76 runs, 31 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 45 RBI, 36 walks, 4 hit‑by‑pitches, 2 sacrifice flies and 5 stolen bases. He excelled against left‑handed pitching, hitting .336/.411/.570 (50‑for‑149) with 14 doubles, 7 homers, 17 walks (including 5 intentional) and 2 hit‑by‑pitches. His .981 OPS vs. lefties ranked fourth in the Majors (fourth in the AL), while he also placed seventh in batting average, seventh in on‑base percentage and fifth in slugging percentage against southpaws. With runners in scoring position, he hit .312/.389/.394 (34‑for‑109) with 6 doubles, 1 homer, 34 RBI, 14 walks, 1 hit‑by‑pitch and 2 sacrifice flies.
Across 15 Major League seasons with Arizona (2011–18), St. Louis (2019–24) and New York‑AL (2025), Goldschmidt has compiled a career .288/.378/.504 slash line (2,190‑for‑7,608) with 1,280 runs, 477 doubles, 24 triples, 372 home runs, 1,232 RBI, 1,086 walks and 174 stolen bases in 2,074 games. He has reached the postseason seven times (2011, ’17, ’19–22, ’25), batting .277/.354/.564 (28‑for‑101) with 14 runs, 5 doubles, 8 home runs, 16 RBI, 9 walks and 1 stolen base in 29 playoff games.
Since his first full season in 2012, Goldschmidt leads the Majors in go‑ahead RBI (317) and games played (2,026). He also ranks:
- 2nd in RBI (1,206), runs scored (1,252), total bases (3,757), times on base (3,270), doubles (468) and extra‑base hits (855)
- 3rd in hits (2,151), walks (1,066) and game‑winning RBI (145)
- 4th in intentional walks (121)
- 5th in home runs (364)
- 8th in on‑base percentage (.379)
- 9th in WAR among position players (56.7, FanGraphs) and OPS (.883)
Goldschmidt has appeared in at least 145 games in each of the last 10 non‑shortened seasons (2015–19, ’21–25) and in 12 of his last 13 (2012–13, ’15–19, ’21–25), the most in the Majors over both spans.
A seven‑time All‑Star (2013–18, ’22), he has recorded 11 seasons of 20+ home runs, tied with Bryce Harper and Freddie Freeman for the second‑most since 2012, trailing only Giancarlo Stanton (12). His seven 30‑homer seasons (2013, ’15, ’17–19, ’21–22) are tied for the most in the Majors since 2013. His 372 career home runs rank third among active players, behind Stanton (453) and Mike Trout (404).
Against left‑handed pitching, Goldschmidt owns a career .324/.422/.584 line (580‑for‑1,792) with 125 doubles, 9 triples, 108 home runs and 306 walks. Since 1974, among players with at least 750 plate appearances vs. lefties, he ranks seventh in OPS (1.007), eighth in OBP and ninth in slugging.
With runners in scoring position, he has hit .296/.420/.500 (530‑for‑1,788) with 109 doubles, 9 triples, 79 home runs, 794 RBI, 407 walks and 57 sacrifice flies.
Goldschmidt has finished in the top three of NL MVP voting four times and in the top 10 six times, winning the award in 2022 after hitting .317/.404/.578 with 106 runs, 41 doubles, 35 home runs, 115 RBI and 79 walks in 151 games. He is a two‑time Hank Aaron Award winner (2013, ’22) and his five Silver Slugger Awards at first base (2013, ’15, ’17–18, ’22) are the most at the position since the award’s inception. He was also named to the All‑MLB First Team in 2022.
A four‑time Gold Glove Award winner (2013, ’15, ’17, ’21), Goldschmidt owns a career .997 fielding percentage (59 errors in 17,717 total chances) in 1,984 games at first base, the highest among Major League first basemen since 2011 (min. 750 games).
Goldschmidt will represent Team USA for the third time in this year’s World Baseball Classic, having previously won gold in 2017 and silver in 2023.
The Wilmington, Del., native was selected by Arizona in the eighth round of the 2009 First‑Year Player Draft out of Texas State University. He was traded to St. Louis on December 5, 2018, in exchange for C Carson Kelly, RHP Luke Weaver, INF Andy Young and a 2019 competitive balance pick. He originally signed with the Yankees on December 30, 2024.
To make room on the 40‑man roster, the Yankees have placed RHP Clarke Schmidt on the 60‑day injured list.
