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 ...

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 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 ...

WORCESTER — Jhostynxon Garcia keeps swinging a hot bat in Triple-A Worcester. And soon the outfielder nicknamed “The Password” could be rocking a new glove. After reports circulated last week that ...

Heading into the 2026 season, we are going to preview and break down each position for the Cincinnati Reds. You can see our catcher preview here. Today, we are previewing first base. First base was ...

Jorge Polanco had 87 starts as Seattle's designated hitter and 34 at second base in 2025. Vaughn Ridley / Getty Images Jorge Polanco has never logged a major-league inning at first base, where the New ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...