Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt
Paul Goldschmidt
	Goldschmidt with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2021
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 46
	First baseman
	Born: September 10, 1987 (age 36); Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
	August 1, 2011, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics ; (through July 14, 2024)
Batting average	.289
Hits	1,994
Home runs	353
Runs batted in	1,159
Stolen bases	164
Teams
	Arizona Diamondbacks (2011–2018); St. Louis Cardinals (2019–present);
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); Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (2023);
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 for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). 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 Arizona 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.