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, ...

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 ...

He struck out 32.4% of the time. While most of his playing time in 2025 came at DH, he did play 283 innings at first base but registered -2 Fielding Run Value from Statcast and -4 Defensive Runs Saved ...

The Cubs asked Matt Shaw recently if he was willing to try his hand at first base as part of his move to a super utility role ...

There’s not only a Juan Soto-sized hole in the Yankees’ lineup roughly halfway through the offseason — they also have to figure out first base. With Anthony Rizzo and his $6 million buyout leaving him ...

For the first seven weeks of the MLB offseason, the first-base market was frozen. Despite a wealth of intriguing candidates to change threads in both free agency and on the trade block, there was ...

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 ...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a long list of questions and roster spots to fill heading into the 2025-2026 offseason. General manager Mike Hazen made clear that starting pitching and bullpen help were ...