Derrick S. Goold (born July 21, 1975) is an American author and sportswriter best known for his work for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Goold has been honored for feature writing and investigative reporting for his work covering baseball, hockey and college athletics.
[citation needed] While enrolled at Mizzou, he worked for the independent student newspaper The Maneater, where he not only wrote but contributed editorial cartoons.
[7] He went on to cover Louisiana State University football and baseball as well as women's basketball before leaving the paper in 2000 to work for the now-defunct Rocky Mountain News.
In addition to his work at the paper, he has been a correspondent for Baseball America since 2005, covering the Cardinals and their farm system.
Erika worked for KSDK, the city's NBC affiliate before taking a job as publicist for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
[11] Goold is an avid collector of baseball cards, often writing stories on players who share his interest.