ST. LOUIS — Making his first return to his old stomping grounds, Yankees first baseman Paul Goldschmidt was out in left field at Busch Stadium around 3:30 Friday afternoon hitting groundballs to his grade-school son.

A half-hour later, Goldschmidt headed back to the Yankees dugout to reminisce with the St. Louis media. There, the seven-time All-Star addressed his six happy seasons with the Cardinals, which included four playoff berths and an NL MVP, and went over his hot-and-then cold 2025 season.

But before that …

Goldschmidt provided a very positive update on his sprained right knee.

“I’m ready to go,” he said.

Heading into Thursday’s off day, Goldschmidt was iffy to go on the 10-day IL due to an injury that occurred in Tuesday night’s game at Yankee Stadium when he stumbled on

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