{"id":453545,"date":"2026-02-07T01:16:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T01:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/453545\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T01:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T01:16:07","slug":"sources-1b-paul-goldschmidt-yankees-finalizing-1-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/453545\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: 1B Paul Goldschmidt, Yankees finalizing 1-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt<\/a> and the New York Yankees<\/a> are finalizing a one-year contract, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Friday.<\/p>\n

Goldschmidt, 38, returns to the Yankees after hitting .274\/.328\/.403 in 2025.<\/p>\n

Goldschmidt began last season as the Yankees’ every-day first baseman after signing a one-year, $12 million deal to be part of the recovery plan after the team lost Juan Soto<\/a> to theMets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By midseason, however, Goldschmidt was in a platoon role in the second half, with Ben Rice<\/a> getting the starts against right-handed pitchers.<\/p>\n

At the end of the season, Goldschmidt’s splits were drastic: He batted .336 with seven home runs and a .981 OPS in 168 plate appearances against lefties and .247 with a .619 OPS in 366 plate appearances against righties.<\/p>\n

Yankees manager Aaron Boone and players constantly praised the seven-time All-Star for his professionalism, leadership and clubhouse presence. Goldschmidt, a six-time top-10 MVP finisher with the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> and Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>, helped Rice learn first base in his second major league season after he was drafted as a catcher.<\/p>\n

The Yankees entered the postseason with the timeshare at first base, but Goldschmidt was moved to a reserve role after Game 1 of the wild-card series against the Boston Red Sox<\/a>. He came off the bench in four of the next five games and didn’t start again until Game 4 of the ALDS, when the Yankees were eliminated in a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Goldschmidt, the 2022 National League MVP, arrived in New York following the worst season of his career after recording career lows in batting average (.245), on-base percentage (.302), slugging percentage (.414), and OPS (.716) with the Cardinals in 2024.<\/p>\n

ESPN’s Jorge Castillo contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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