Despite Seattle working with him on first-base fundamentals this past season, Polanco still has some habits he'll need to ...

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Red Sox rookie Kristian Campbell was sent down to Triple-A Worcester on Friday, and played two games for the WooSox over the weekend. But he will not accompany the team on a six-game road trip, and ...

It was less than a year ago that the Cardinals made the decision to move three-time All-Star Willson Contreras to first base after the veteran slugger indicated he wasn’t interested in waiving his ...

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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, ...