The New York Yankees need all the help they can get to stay in the playoff race, and that doesn’t include a Paul Goldschmidt injury. However, the 37-year-old missed Wednesday’s 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins with a knee ailment and won’t start against the St.

Will Paul Goldschmidt play against his former team this weekend? We still don't know, but the first few procedural hurdles are being cleared.

Goldschmidt suffered a low-grade right knee sprain and might need to go on the injured list, though he was hopeful he wouldn’t.