SEATTLE — No matter how much work Ben Rice did at first base on the backfields of Tampa or before games — and there was ...

SAN FRANCISCO — There’s the slugger expected to hold down the position every day, the top prospect who plays the spot but was sent to the minor leagues and the free agent addition who spent most of ...

The D-backs' first basemen combined to post a .560 OPS, ranking dead last in MLB, and 60 OPS points behind the 29th-ranked team. Arizona Diamondbacks Internal Options for First Base Looking closely at ...

You're in the thick of the draft and can't decide between two players. The logical choice is to target the one whose position is nearest to dropping off. But where are the drop-offs? That's what these ...

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 ...

Jorge Polanco was officially introduced to the media as a member of the Mets on Monday, and naturally, his transition to playing first base was a hot topic. Signed to a two-year, $40 million contract ...

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, ...

Like at third base, the longtime standard bearers at first base are beginning to show their age. Unlike at third base, there are enough compelling newcomers to ease the transition. One such newcomer ...

Obviously after his controversy last season on the Boston Red Sox about that spot, it's a surprise to some that Devers isn't playing first base right now. For each of the Giants' first two games, ...

The fantasy baseball offseason will continue to ramp up as we get closer to pitchers and catchers reporting. It's never too early to start preparing for your upcoming drafts in March. Today, we focus ...

The Rockies swung a pair of deals to add a couple options at first base yesterday, picking up Edouard Julien (and reliever Pierson Ohl) from the Twins in exchange for minor league pitcher Jace ...