Heading into 2026, first base is in a marginally better position than it was a year ago. And that's almost entirely due to one man: Nick Kurtz. First basemen as a whole had just a 107 wRC+ in 2024, ...

First base has quietly emerged as one of the more stable and intriguing positions in the San Francisco Giants’ organizational picture, blending elite offensive production, roster flexibility, and long ...

With first base not being as deep as it used to be, plus a lot of leagues requiring a corner infielder, the chances are you might have to go deeper at the position than in previous years. Once you get ...

Looking to put the exclamation point on a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday, the Milwaukee Brewers led 3-1 in the top of the seventh inning when Jake Bauers stepped ...

The Diamondbacks had three weak positions at the All-Star break: First base, left field, and center field. The following table shows some highlight metrics in games through 16 July. Data from Baseball ...

With the 2025 MLB regular season behind us, it’s time to review what we learned from a fantasy perspective and how we can apply it to next year. In the coming days throughout October, we’ll be ...

NEW YORK — Jorge Polanco’s first base experience is one pitch, when San Francisco’s Wilmer Flores lined a sinker off the end of his bat toward right field in the ninth inning of a tied game last April ...

Mark Teixeira was the last consistent first baseman the New York Yankees could count on, year in and year out. Ten years have passed since he retired, and he has since traded in his first-base glove ...

MESA, Ariz. — Three days of early work at first base was all Matt Shaw needed before his position debut in spring game action for the Chicago Cubs. Column: Hall of Fame cap saga finally ends for ...

For the first time since 2018, Pete Alonso will not be the New York Mets starting first baseman on Opening Day. After opting not to re-sign Alonso, who ended up inking a five-year deal with the ...