On Friday evening, the New York Yankees will open up their series with the Baltimore Orioles in the Bronx.
The Yankees had been off on Thursday following a three-game series with the Texas Rangers in Arlington.
UPDATE: The Yankees won by a score of 7-2.
Yankees Make Paul Goldschmidt Decision
For Friday’s game, the Yankees have announced their starting lineup.
@FantasyProsMLB wrote: “NYY Yankees Lineup 05/01 1. Paul Goldschmidt 1B 2. Ben Rice DH 3. Aaron Judge RF 4. Cody Bellinger LF 5. Amed Rosario 3B 6. Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B 7. Jose Caballero SS 8. Austin Wells C 9. Trent Grisham CF”
Goldschmidt will be batting leadoff in Friday’s game.
He is in his second season playing for the Yankees, and is batting .179 with five hits, one home run, four RBI’s and six runs in ten games.
MLB Social Media Reacts To Goldschmidt As Leadoff
Here’s what people were saying on social media:
Talkin’ Yanks: “Yankees leadoff Goldschmidt and drop Grisham to the nine hole as they begin a four-game set vs. the Orioles”
Gary Phillips: “Paul Goldschmidt leads off tonight with Ben Rice at DH.”
Gary Sheffield Jr.: “Haven’t seen what Paul Goldschmidt has done to warrant the promotion today but as is tradition these are un-winnable debates If a player struggles for a month we move conversation to expected stats and if those aren’t good we move on to career splits”
@JMozloom: “Goldschmidt leading has never made sense.”
@ERCsGlueFactory: “Surely using your 40 year old platoon 1B as a leadoff hitter won’t yield worse results than Grisham leadoff”
The Yankees are currently the first-place team in the American League East with a 20-11 record.
They are 8-5 in 13 games in the Bronx.
Goldschmidt’s MLB Career
Goldschmidt has had an incredible 16-year MLB career.
He was picked in the eighth round of the 2009 MLB Draft.
The seven-time All-Star spent the first eight years of his career with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Following the Diamondbacks (and before the Yankees), Goldschmidt played six years for the St. Louis Cardinals (and won MVP in 2022).
New York Yankees Make Intriguing Paul Goldschmidt Decision For Orioles Game