Paul Goldschmidt went through a miserable first four months last year, including a career-worst 0-for-32 slide that ended with a May 11 ninth-inning single to avoid his first five-strikeout game.

The New York Yankees entered the offseason after losing the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers and then lost one of their best players when Juan Soto signed with the New York Mets. The Yankees responded by acquiring other key players for 2025,