first baseman

American  

noun

Baseball.

1. the player whose position is first base.

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Etymology

Origin of first baseman

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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first baseman

“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

The only notable absence was first baseman Freddie Freeman, who remained in Los Angeles to nurse an ankle injury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Fourteen seasons as a beloved Yankees first baseman and more than two decades as a manager and coach had left him without a World Series ring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Garvey, also a first baseman, slugged 272 home runs in his 18-year career and told me that if he were playing in this era, “I probably would have hit another 40 or 50 home runs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

But it wasn’t looking good for the Jupiters’ first baseman.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon