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Cardinals MVP Paul Goldschmidt starts in UK to set globe-trotting record for MLB players

First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. St. Louis time from London Stadium in the United Kingdom.

LONDON — This has not been Paul Goldschmidt first visit to London, but when takes the field to man first base for the Cardinals in the first inning Saturday, the reigning National League MVP will do something no other Major League Baseball player has.

Goldschmidt will be playing a regular-season game in his fifth different country.

According to the Cardinals’ research and Elias Sports that breaks a record held by a handful of baseball players and puts him alongside well-traveled stars in other pro sports.