Goldschmidt is batting leadoff. The Yankees put Goldschmidt there against Brewers lefty Nestor Cortes to gain a platoon advantage in front of 2-hitter Aaron Judge. Ya

"There's obviously some other really cool games I was lucky to play in," Paul Goldschmidt said. "But I think it's kind of hard to beat your first one."

Goldschmidt's return to the spring lineup comes one day after initially scheduled, but he now seems to be fully recovered from the back soreness that has been bothering him since Monday. The veteran first baseman has been great this spring, slashing .313/.389/.688 with three homers and 10 RBI through 36 plate appearances.