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Major League Baseball star Paul Goldschmidt has hailed next summer’s London Series as a ‘once in a lifetime’ moment as he prepares to bring America’s pastime across the pond.
Goldschmidt’s St Louis Cardinals will face their fierce rivals the Chicago Cubs in June at the London Stadium in a two-match series, three years after their initial match-up was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic and four years since the first London MLB games, between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
The 35-year-old is the Cardinals’ clubhouse leader, fresh from winning his first National League Most Valuable Player award two weeks ago.
Paul Goldschmidt is relishing a trip to London next June when the Cardinals meet the Cubs
Goldschmidt said the game against such big rivals in London will be 'once in a lifetime'
And as a 12-year veteran who has played in more than 1,600 career games, Goldschmidt is excited about the prospect of a brand new setting to showcase a historic rivalry.
‘I’m really excited to get over there,’ said Goldschmidt. ‘I got a chance when I was with the Arizona Diamondbacks to play in Australia (in 2014) and it was really cool. It’s something that doesn’t happen every year, it’ll be great - the fans will be really excited and we love it when they’re into the game with the energy and adrenaline in the stadium.
‘With us playing 162 games in a season sometimes these games can feel the same, so there’ll be that adrenaline for us.
‘It’s
