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By Jackson Roberts
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The New York Yankees nearly missed out on a Paul Goldschmidt revenge game, but they got one just in the nick of time.
Goldschmidt made his return to his old stomping ground this weekend when the Yankees faced the St. Louis Cardinals. The 2022 National League Most Valuable Player played his last six years in St. Louis, but he only got to play in one game over the weekend.
After sustaining a knee injury on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Twins, Goldschmidt was held out of the lineup for three straight games. But on Sunday, he made his return against longtime Cardinals teammate Miles Mikolas, and he went off.
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The 37-year-old Goldschmidt had three hits, two of which were doubles, a run scored, and a massive RBI to put the game on ice in the top of the ninth inning. The Yankees got an 8-4 win to finish off their first sweep since the All-Star break.
Usually, a player returning to face his old team can concentrate on the emotional side of the reunion. Goldschmidt had to fight his way back to the field in time, but he said his knee issue didn't impact his mentality before the series finale.
"I really wasn't worried about the knee," Goldschmidt said, per Jeff Jones of MLB.com "There's this weird, like subconscious, when you've kind of hurt something or your body maybe wants to test it out a little bit. But I'd hit fine (in the cage), I'd done defense. But yeah, to get out there and play nine, it was good."
Goldschmidt received an ovation from the Busch Stadium crowd before the first game of the series on Friday night, and another when he stepped to the plate for his first at-bat on Sunday.
Now, the Yankees have to keep the momentum rolling, as they've built a 3 1/2-game lead on the Cleveland Guardians for the final American League Wild Card spot, and are within 5 1/2 games of the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the American League East.
If Goldschmidt shows no ill effects from his brief absence, he'll be a key bat for New York down the stretch.
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