Paul Goldschmidt

The 39-year-old impending free agent told Jon Heyman of the New York Post, “I love competing” when asked about his future. It remains to be seen if he’ll be able to find an opportunity that fits what he’s looking for. That free agent search could be made even more complicated by MLB’s labor dispute. Goldschmidt slashed a solid .252/.313/.452 with 18 homers and 52 RBI over 380 plate appearances for the Yankees in 2026 while doing most of his damage against left-handed pitching.

Goldschmidt broke a scoreless tie by driving in two in the fifth inning. He then came around to score on Heliot Ramos’ three-run homer. Later in the game, the veteran first baseman connected for a solo shot, his 18th of the year. Goldschmidt has started just six times in August, all against lefties. He’s hit first or second in those games, however, making him a strong DFS option whenever the Yankees face a southpaw.

Goldschmidt put the Yankees on the board in the third inning when he blasted a solo homer off Red Sox starter Patrick Sandoval to put his team up 1-0. It was the 17th homer of the season for Goldschmidt, and the only run the Yankees would score on the night. Fortunately for the Yankees, that run would prove to be plenty as Cam Schlittler and the Yankees bullpen blanked the Red Sox to pick up the 1-0 shutout victory.

The 38-year-old slugger will get a day off with right-hander Colin Rea toeing the slab for the Cubs in this one. Amed Rosario will function as the team’s designated hitter and will bat third for the Bombers on Sunday afternoon.

With the Cubs starting left-hander Shota Imanaga, the Yankees will have Goldschmidt and Amed Rosario in the lineup. Goldschmidt has remained a consistent starter in the lineup of late due to the Yankees’ myriad injuries, but he’s slashing .190/.248/.324 with four home runs, seven RBI, and a 32.7 percent strikeout rate over his last 30 games. The Yankees have also had the worst batting average in baseball since Aaron Judge got hurt. This is a lineup that needs help at the trade deadline.

Goldschmidt has shown some signs of life at the dish since the All-Star break after struggling through an extended cold spell at the start of July. The 38-year-old veteran will continue to receive looks atop New York’s lineup against left-handed starters since they don’t really have any alternatives at the moment. That could change after next week’s trade deadline.

In a game that featured six combined hits between the two teams, Goldschmidt’s was the only one that put a run on the board. He smashed a solo homer in the fourth inning off Phillies starter Jesús Luzardo to put the Yankees up 1-0, which was all they would need to pick up the win, as Cam Schlittler blanked the Phils for 7 1/3 innings. Goldschmidt has struggled mightily this month and entered the day slashing .140/.178/.233. Hopefully this homer can help him turn a corner.

Goldschmidt has gone 0-for-30 over his last nine games dating back to June 26. The 38-year-old veteran was an unexpected revelation for the Yankees in the early portion of the year, but he’s really scuffling heading into the All-Star break.

The Yankees haven’t said that Goldschmidt is dealing with any sort of physical issue, but this is the third time that he has been held out of the lineup in the last four games, so it’s possible that there’s something minor going on there. It’s also possible that they wanted to give him a couple days to clear his head after scuffling a bit at the plate over the last few weeks. Jasson Dominguez will serve as the team’s designated hitter on Sunday with Max Schuemann drawing a start in right field and batting seventh against Twins’ right-hander Joe Ryan.

It seems like a routine day off for Goldschmidt, but the veteran is just 11-for-51 (.216) in his last 14 games. Of course, four of those hits have been home runs, but he is sporting a 14/2 K/BB ratio over that stretch as well. He was never going to keep swinging as hot a bat as he had been at the beginning of the month, but we’re not ready to say the fun is completely over.

We might nickname Goldschmidt the ‘Skubal Slayer’ after this performance. He led off the game with a solo shot off Skubal and then one-upped himself with a 427 foot blast in his next at-bat. This was just a continuation of Goldschmidt’s red-hot month with eight home runs already in June to go along with a .346 batting average and 1.024 OPS. Of all players with at least 200 plate appearances, his .923 OPS is ninth-highest in what’s been a shocking, resurgent season for the 38-year-old legend.

Goldschmidt takes a seat with Ben Rice at first base and Cody Bellinger getting the nod at DH to face emerging Reds ace Chase Burns during Sunday afternoon’s matinee at Yankee Stadium. The 38-year-old veteran, who launched his 12th round-tripper of the season during Saturday’s contest, has been tearing the cover off the ball recently, hitting .338 (23-for-68) with six homers in 16 games since the start of June.

Goldschmidt victimized Reds’ left-hander Andrew Abbott for his 396-foot (104.3-mph EV) solo shot in the opening inning that gave the Yankees an early 1-0 advantage. It would be short lived. The blast was Goldschmidt’s fourth in his last seven games and brings him to 12 on the season to go with 37 RBI and a .292/.355/.551 slash line.

Goldschmidt became the first hitter to take Toronto stopper Louis Varland deep this season, launching a majestic 400-foot blast to left field in the ninth inning. It was his ninth round-tripper of the season and third time he’s left the yard in 10 games since the start of June. The 38-year-old has seen a huge uptick in playing time with Giancarlo Stanton (calf) on the shelf. That trend should continue with Stanton suffering a setback in his recovery.

Goldschmidt has three homers in his last nine games. Things might get crowded again once Giancarlo Stanton comes off the injured list, but for now, Goldschmidt is well worth using in mixed leagues.

Goldschmidt had a two-run homer in the third and a two-run single in the fourth. He’s hitting .276/.364/.534 with seven homers and 23 RBI in 132 plate appearances, so the Yankees haven’t really missed Giancarlo Stanton in the middle of the lineup.

Goldschmidt turned a 1-0 lead into a 4-0 cushion in the first inning with a three-run blast off Luis Severino. The former star first baseman is nowhere close to the player he was when he was consistently challenging for MVP votes, but he has homered six times in the first two months with a very solid slash of .262/.356/.515 to go with them.

Goldschmidt’s home run was his fifth of the season. He hit a solo shot in the first inning off Patrick Corbin. Goldschmidt continues to produce in his role as a short side platoon first baseman, though this role has minimal value for fantasy purposes.

Goldschmidt hit his fourth home run of season in the first inning against Trevor Rogers. The 38-year-old first baseman is excelling in a platoon role as three of his four home runs have come against left-handed pitching. He should see more at-bats against right-handed pitching with Giancarlo Stanton out as long as he continues producing. Goldschmidt has a pulse in AL-Only leagues now.

Goldschmidt homered off Kyle Harrison to open the top of the first and kept going from there. He’s at .236/.333/.509 in 63 plate appearances, and he probably should be in line for more playing time with Giancarlo Stanton out, even if it means a lesser role for Spencer Jones.