Dodgers first baseman continues to hold off all challengers.

The Athletics have taken a major step toward securing one of their brightest young stars for the future, formally offering a long-term contract extension to first baseman Nick Kurtz, sources report. Kurtz,

It’s very hard to be a highly-ranked first baseman across MLB when you consider it’s one of the main positions on the diamond where hitting is valued so highly, and you often have to produce with the bat if you want to get any playing time.

With draft day coming up so soon, it’s time to start looking at which first basemen can make or break your roster relative to their ADPs. A top-heavy position, these mid-tier players are ones that you should be cautious of and potentially stay away from.

Our top-10 rankings continue with a look at baseball's best first basemen, including the A's budding star.

The Polar Bear fled the Big Apple where he was having quite the prolific career power-wise and now lands in Baltimore and will hit in the middle of a pretty powerful lineup. The best part of 2025 for Alonso was that he raised his batting average by 30 ...

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 played a full season and is already the top first ...

MLB Network’s “The Shredder”, an annual ranking system, chose Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman as the best first baseman in MLB. Freeman has topped the list three years in a row. For the third year in a row, Freddie Freeman is the No ...

Conor Liguori is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He grew up in Westchester County, New York, and enjoys watching basketball and hockey in his free time. Conor has covered professional baseball leagues like the KBO, NPB, CPBL and LBPRC in Puerto Rico. His work has been featured on Athlon, Heavy and other outlets.