Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Goldschmidt
	Goldschmidt with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2021
Free Agent
	First baseman
	Born: September 10, 1987 (age 37); Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
	August 1, 2011, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics ; (through 2024 season)
Batting average	.289
Hits	2,056
Home runs	362
Runs batted in	1,187
Stolen bases	169
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Arizona Diamondbacks (2011–2018); St. Louis Cardinals (2019–2024);
Career highlights and awards
	7× All-Star (2013–2018, 2022); NL MVP (2022); All-MLB First Team (2022); 4× Gold Glove Award (2013, 2015, 2017, 2021); 5× Silver Slugger Award (2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022); 2× NL Hank Aaron Award (2013, 2022); NL home run leader (2013); NL RBI leader (2013);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing United States
World Baseball Classic

Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987), nicknamed "Goldy", is an American professional baseball first baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and St. Louis Cardinals. He has also represented the United States in international competition.

Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Goldschmidt played for the Texas State Bobcats, and was selected by the Diamondbacks in the eighth round of the 2009 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut with them in 2011, and they traded him to the Cardinals during the 2018–19 offseason.

A seven-time MLB All-Star, Goldschmidt won the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 2022. He has also won two Hank Aaron Awards, four Gold Gloves, and five Silver Slugger Awards, the latter of which is the most among first baseman. While leading the NL in home runs and runs batted in (RBI) in 2013, Goldschmidt won each of an All-Star selection, Hank Aaron, Gold Glove, and Silver Slugger Awards for the first time. He also has twice finished runner-up for the NL MVP Award, in 2013 and 2015.