baseman
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basemen
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With Ohtani out, first baseman Freddie Freeman moved to the designated hitter spot Tuesday, essentially giving him a half-day off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Right fielder Jordan Walker and second baseman José Fermín both raced after Betts’ shallow fly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
At least part of Chicago’s upgraded offensive attack can be attributed to the acquisition of Japanese first baseman Munetaka Murakami, who entered Tuesday with 29 homers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
No one could’ve foreseen the unobtrusively great career that Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy has carved out for himself, specifically over the last nine seasons in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ben-Ben swings at the next pitch and smokes a hard ground ball past their first baseman into right field for a base hit.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
That faith has paid off, as Arraez is having the best defensive season of his career according to Outs Above Average, ranking second among all second basemen in baseball with 11.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Entering this weekend’s series against the Padres, he had a fielding run value of plus-five runs, tied with the Giants’ Matt Chapman for the highest mark among third basemen, according to Statcast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Freddie Freeman entered play Tuesday batting .368, and he leads National League first basemen in WAR.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
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
Three points are scored if the ball reaches two different basemen and the captain successively, whether in regular rotation around the circle or not.
From Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft
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