Paul Goldschmidt

Goldschmidt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Goldschmidt was the hero in this one as his eighth inning double broke a longstanding 1-1 tie and delivered the Cardinals an important victory as they try to stay afloat in the Wild Card race. While Goldschmidt's season hasn't been good, he's oddly shown some signs of life as it's winding down. He had four hard-hit balls in this game and hit three over 100 MPH. That's the second time this month he's had a game with three balls in play hit at least 100 MPH after only doing so once since the beginning of July.

Goldschmidt, who turns 37 on Sept. 10, was the NL MVP in 2022

Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is having the least-productive season of his storied big league career, but the soon-to-be 37-year-old made clear to MLB.com’s John Denton that he has every intention of continuing his career in 2025. The seven-time All-Star was named the National League MVP as recently as 2022, but he’s seen a notable…

Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is having the least-productive season of his storied big league career, but the soon-to-be 37-year-old made clear to MLB.com’s John Denton that he has every intention of continuing his career in 2025. The seven-time All-Star was named the National League MVP as recently as 2022, but he’s seen a notable…