Paul Goldschmidt re-signed with the New York Yankees on a one-year, $4 million contract. Since signing, many have speculated what the team will do with first base, as many are hoping Ben Rice gets ...

The Colorado Rockies were missing an important piece for the first base position. The first base is one of their areas where they needed to fill in the hole. Rhys Hoskins would’ve been a great ...

The Miami Marlins have used four different players at first base and so far the revolving door at the position is working.

For the last 13 years, the Colorado Rockies have played a comical game of musical chairs at first base. Since Hall of Famer Todd Helton retired in 2013, 38 players made a start at first base. Much ...

The New York Mets are not trying to replace Pete Alonso in the aggregate, but they’re attempting to teach Jorge Polanco first base. If you ask Ron Washington, it’s “incredibly hard,” but unlike Scott ...

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 ...

Sep 27, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker (8) tosses his bat after hitting a solo home run against the Los Angeles Angels during the ninth inning at Angel ...

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. Shaw, armed with catcher Carson Kelly’s first base ...

PORT ST. LUCIE — As a career middle infielder, Jorge Polanco can field ground balls with ease, is feeling good about his footwork around the first base bag, and is getting comfortable with making ...

Midway through an intrasquad game on Thursday at Clover Park, the Mets placed a runner on first base to open an inning. This ...