Besides Goldschmidt, the Yankees have Ben Rice on the 40-man roster as a lefty-hitting first baseman. They also have DJ LeMahieu, who can play first if not starting at third base, and Oswaldo Cabrera, who has played first.

It was during Mets spring training 2019 in Port St. Lucie, Fla., when third baseman Todd Frazier, new to the club after finishing the previous season with the Yankees, was impressed with the size of a rookie teammate and blurted out, “You look like a big, damn polar bear!”

The New York Yankees still have multiple positions to fill from this point until the start of the 2025 season. They need a second baseman (or third baseman, thanks to Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s versatility) and lefty relievers,

Rudy Giuliani was dealt another setback Tuesday ahead of his looming trial over whether he needs to turn over his Florida condo and World Series rings to the Georgia election workers he defamed when the judge refused to allow two last-minute witnesses to testify.

The former New York City mayor was found in contempt on Friday by a Washington judge for repeating false claims that the workers corruptly counted votes in the 2020 presidential election. Last Monday,