When Pete Alonso signed a five-year, $155 million deal with the Baltimore Orioles in free agency during the offseason, it became clear that the New York Mets needed to find another first baseman.

SEATTLE — No matter how much work Ben Rice did at first base on the backfields of Tampa or before games — and there was plenty — none of it could quite make up for the experience he gets there during ...

The Marlins entered spring training hoping that spirited competition among eight players would deliver a workable plan at their corner infield spots. The results have been somewhere between ...

Early in the season, a batter hit a ground ball to first base. “I had to go tackle it, basically, while trying not to die by getting run over by the runner,” said Ty France. It’s one of many plays a ...