SAN FRANCISCO — There’s the slugger expected to hold down the position every day, the top prospect who plays the spot but was ...

Although we still haven’t returned to the heyday of first base, the position is starting to look up. The arrival of Nick Kurtz has given the position another superstar, as the youngster still hasn’t ...

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 ...

Injuries deplete first base depth. Catcher Miguel Amaya could step in and bring his minor league experience to the diamond.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

When Pete Alonso signed a five-year, $155 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles in free agency during the offseason, it became clear that the New York Mets needed to find another first baseman.

The Diamondbacks continue to stockpile minor league depth for 2026. Aram Leighton of Just Baseball reports that the team has agreed to a minor league contract with first baseman Luken Baker. Baker, 28 ...

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 ...

Is Vlad still the top first baseman? Maybe, but Nick Kurtz is coming for him. Emilee Chinn / Getty Images Our “Rates & Barrels,” 2026 positional preview series continues with first base. If you’re new ...

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 ...