baseman
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Jeff Kent, an old-school leader who hit more homers than any second baseman ever, was the only player voted into the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Contending teams were lining up to potentially acquire Gray, slugging first baseman Willson Contreras or flamethrowing closer Aroldis Chapman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
His six seasons playing alongside Barry Bonds vaulted him into the conversation on as best-hitting second baseman of all time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“The dance that came out was something extraordinary from T.P. that you couldn’t imagine coming from him,” added first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Jason Prime was the star first baseman of the Bayport Bandits.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
First basemen need to scoop balls out of the dirt so their mitts are large and rounded, more like baskets than gloves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025
Rojas has played only 71 innings at second base but has already accumulated two defensive runs saved there, according to Fangraphs, which would rank him seventh among qualifying major league second basemen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Rojas leads all Mariners position players with a 1.2 fWAR through the first month of the season, and his .955 OPS ranks second among all MLB third basemen.
From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024
He ranked 33rd of 36 third basemen with minus-8 outs above average, according to Baseball Savant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
For instance, for five basemen, as in the diagram, there should be four guards.
From Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Bancroft, Jessie Hubbell
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