A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majority of plays made at that base.

2024年11月12日 · A full-time first baseman for the first time in his career, Bryce Harper played in 145 games in 2024, his most since 2019 and the fifth-highest total of his career.

The first baseman is responsible not only for fielding ground balls hit in his vicinity but also for catching throws from other infielders to force a runner out at first base. The first baseman often has to "scoop" one-hop throws from an infielder or pick low throws out of the dirt.

2023年4月3日 · With 113.6 WAR in a career cut short by ALS, you could argue Lou Gehrig is the greatest MLB first baseman of all time. Who hit the most home run as a first baseman? Albert Pujols hit 703 home runs in his career to lead all players who played at least 50% of their total games at first base.

2025年1月22日 · However in 2024, Guerrero put up his first 5.0+ fWAR, 160+ wRC+ and .900+ OPS season since 2021. This season he led all MLB first baseman in fWAR, wRC+, OPS, SLG, OBP and doubles, while finishing top three in RBI and strikeout rate, top five in …

4 天之前 · The Pirates have used 13 different primary first basemen over the last 16 years, and the only player to man the position for more than one season during that stretch was Josh Bell, who finished ...

1 天前 · Bryce Harper ranks second on MLB Network's Top 10 First Basemen Right Now list after hitting 30 home runs during the 2024 season