28 Facts About Paul Goldschmidt

1. Paul Goldschmidt is married to Amy Goldschmidt whom he met as a freshman during his time in college.

2. In 2012, Paul Goldschmidt played three times more the number of games he did in his rookie season.

3. In 2011, Paul Goldschmidt was renamed player of the year by the Diamondbacks.

4. In 2009, as a Junior, Paul Goldschmidt retained the Southland Conference Hitter of the year title and was further named Southland Player of the Year while being included in the third-team All-American.

5. Paul Goldschmidt is a talented first baseman baseball player whose skills have earned him, among many other honors, five All-Star appearances while twice finishing runner-up for the Most Valuable Player Award.

6. Paul Goldschmidt impressed immediately and took over the starting first baseman job in 2012.

7. Paul Goldschmidt is the newest member of the St Louis Cardinals.

8. Paul Goldschmidt could very well fall in love with the franchise.

9. Paul Goldschmidt was a member of The Woodlands High School's 2006 Class 5A state championship team coached by Ron Eastman.

10. Paul Goldschmidt is due $14.5 million in 2019, the last year on his contract.

11. Paul Goldschmidt led the National League with 110 walks in 2016.

12. Paul Goldschmidt is set to become a free agent after the 2019 MLB season.

13. Paul Goldschmidt should enable the Cardinals to move Matt Carpenter across the diamond to third base, which in turn gives St Louis more options.

14. Paul Goldschmidt provides the Cardinals with the sort of slugger their 88-win team lacked in 2018.

15. Paul Goldschmidt leaves NL West—and Dodgers path to a 7th straight title gets easier.

16. Paul Goldschmidt is a six-time All-Star, a four-time Silver Slugger and a three-time Gold Glove winner.

17. Paul Goldschmidt was a high school senior, watching from the upper deck in Houston, when Albert Pujols blasted a titanic home run for the St Louis Cardinals in the 2005 National League Championship Series.

18. Paul Goldschmidt goes to the Cardinals—and prayers go out to a couple of Cubs pitchers.

19. Paul Goldschmidt is heading from the desert Southwest to the Gateway to the West.

20. Paul Goldschmidt gives Cardinals face of franchise seven years after Albert Pujols left.

21. Paul Goldschmidt was the Diamondbacks' franchise leader in slugging percentage and on-base percentage.

22. In September 2013, Paul Goldschmidt graduated from University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Science degree in management.

23. Paul Goldschmidt met his future wife, Amy, during his freshman year at Texas State; they married in October 2010.

24. Paul Goldschmidt is second on the Diamondback's all-time home run list.

25. Paul Goldschmidt was again named to the NL All-Star Team, to play in San Diego where he went 0-for-3, recording a fielder's choice in the ninth inning.

26. At the time of his 100th home run, Paul Goldschmidt was sixth on the Diamondbacks' all-time home run list.

27. On June 10, 2015, Paul Goldschmidt hit his 100th career home run against Brett Anderson of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

28. Paul Goldschmidt collected one of only three hits for the National League team, and the only extra-base hit, when he doubled with two outs in the ninth inning.