St. Louis Cardinal Paul Goldschmidt is congratulated by teammates after scoring during an Aug. 13, 2022, Major League Baseball game against Milwaukee in St. Louis. The St. Louis first baseman and new American League home run king Aaron Judge were announced last Thursday as the most valuable players of the National and American Leagues, respectively, in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Each had been selected the week before for the Hank Aaron Award as most outstanding offensive performers in their leagues and had been considered the likely MVPs for much of the latter half of the season. (JEFF ROBERSON/AP FILE PHOTO)
BY MIKE FITZPATRICK AP BASEBALL WRITER NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt’s steady production for the St. Louis Cardinals made him the clear choice for…
