Arizona Diamondbacks Paul Goldschmidt

goldschmidt takes batting practice on gatorade all-star workout day, 2016.



goldschmidt in 2015

goldschmidt called majors on august 1, 2011, becoming first texas state position player play in major leagues. @ time of call-up, leading minors 30 home runs. goldschmidt tallied base hit in first at-bat on august 1, , hit first home run next day off san francisco giants pitcher tim lincecum. in rookie season, goldschmidt batted .250 8 home runs , 26 rbi in 48 games.

in game 3 of nlds playoffs against brewers, goldschmidt hit grand slam home run extend team s lead in first victory of series. homer third grand slam rookie in mlb postseason history. diamondbacks lost series in 5 games, , goldschmidt batted .438 6 rbi , obp of .526.

in 2012, goldschmidt played 145 games , batted .286 20 home runs, 82 runs, 82 rbis, 43 doubles, , 18 stolen bases. goldschmidt hit first career regular-season grand slam on june 1 off of chicago cubs pitcher carlos mármol @ wrigley field. 4 days later, goldschmidt hit grand slam off st. louis cardinals reliever maikel cleto. goldschmidt hit third grand slam on august 20, 2013 against pitcher j. j. hoover of cincinnati reds.

during 2013 mlb season, goldschmidt selected national league all-star team. goldschmidt collected 1 of 3 hits national league team, , extra-base hit, when doubled 2 outs in ninth inning. on august 13, hit game-tying home run against baltimore orioles in bottom of ninth inning send game innings. goldschmidt hit walk-off home run in bottom of eleventh, becoming first diamondbacks player record game-tying , walk-off home runs in same game. in 160 games season, attained .302 batting average, 36 home runs, , 125 rbi. goldschmidt finished second in nl mvp voting, behind pittsburgh pirates outfielder andrew mccutchen.

in 2014, goldschmidt batted .300 19 home runs, 75 runs, , 69 rbis before broken hand ended season on august 1. goldschmidt starting first baseman nl in 2014 mlb all-star game.

on june 10, 2015, goldschmidt hit 100th career home run against brett anderson of los angeles dodgers. sixth on diamondbacks all-time home run list. later year, goldschmidt again starting first baseman nl in all-star game. goldschmidt attained .321 batting average 33 home runs , 110 rbi in 2015. won second gold glove award , silver slugger award. second time in 3 seasons, goldschmidt voted runner-up nl mvp award, time finishing behind washington nationals outfielder bryce harper.

in 2016, goldschmidt batted .297 24 home runs, 106 runs, , 95 rbis in 579 at-bats. goldschmidt again named nl all-star team, play in san diego went 0 3, recording fielder s choice in ninth inning.

on august 3, 2017, goldschmidt hit 3 home runs in game first time, bolstering diamondbacks 10–8 win on chicago cubs. 5th time in career, goldschmidt named nl all-star team. on september 13, 2017, in game against colorado rockies, goldschmidt record 1000th career hit. goldschmidt finish 2017 season batting .297 36 home runs, 117 runs, , 120 rbi. in 2017 national league wild card game, goldschmidt hit 3-run home run in 1st inning diamondbacks win 11-8 on rockies. during nlds, goldschmidt underperform, batting .091. diamondbacks go on lose series los angeles dodgers. after season, goldschmidt awarded third gold glove award , silver slugger award.