Yankees sign former MVP Paul Goldschmidt as they continue to pivot after losing Juan Soto: reports

The New York Yankees move on.

According to Jack Curry of the YES Network, the Yankees have signed first baseman Paul Goldschmidt to a one-year contract.

Goldschmidt, 37, has spent the last six seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals and won the 2022 NL MVP.

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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (46) at Yankee Stadium. (Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

Last season was a bad year for Goldschmidt as he hit just .245 with 22 home runs.

However, in the final two months of the season, Goldschmidt hit better, batting .273 while also getting on base more often.

Goldschmidt is a career .289 hitter with 362 home runs and 1,187 RBIs in his 14-year career.

Last year, first base was a position where the Yankees didn’t get much offensive production, as rookie Ben Rice and veteran Anthony Rizzo both struggled.

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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (46) pitches in the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. (Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images)

The Yankees’ first basemen in 2024 combined for an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of just .619, the lowest in Major League Baseball.

The seven-time All-Star will slot into the middle of the Yankees lineup, bolstering an already strong Yankees lineup despite the loss of Juan Soto to the New York Mets.

Since losing Soto, the Yankees have turned to their “Plan B.” The team signed starter Max Fried, closer Devin Williams, outfielder Cody Bellinger and Goldschmidt.

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St. Louis Cardinals infielder Paul Goldschmidt (46) plays his position against the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning at Oracle Park. (Robert Edwards-Imagn Images)

Goldschmidt isn’t the first MVP winner the Yankees have won this offseason, as Bellinger won the NL MVP in 2019 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Yankees have four MVP winners on their roster in Goldschmidt, Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge.

Stanton won the NL MVP in 2017 with the Miami Marlins, while Judge won the AL MVP in both 2022 and 2024.

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