Here is Brian McTaggart’s ranking of the top five first basemen in Astros history: 1. Jeff Bagwell, 1991-2005 Key fact: Hall of Famer is franchise leader in homers (449) and RBIs (1,529) Acquired by ...

Historically, when someone thinks of the best hitter on a given team, a lot of the time it's a first baseman. From Hall of Famers like Todd Helton and Jim Thome to current sluggers like Vladimir ...

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the ...

There are a ton of historic franchises in baseball dating back to the early 1900s, and the Detroit Tigers are just as successful as any of them. A storied franchise that has seen Hall of Famers like ...

Once the crown jewel position, first base still has a lot of talent in it, but it certainly does thin out faster than it used to. Some of the old guard is starting to age and fade a bit, and the ...