The number of stolen bases stabilized in 2025 after reaching an all-time high in 2024. However, the run value of stolen bases (per Fangraphs) jumped in 2025 to a MLB historical high, suggesting improved efficiency on the basepaths.

Stolen bases have changed dramatically in recent seasons, especially with rule changes improving success rates. This guide explains how to target speed efficiently during your fantasy baseball draft—without sacrificing power, batting average, or roster ...

The top tier consists of two elite yet injury-prone options in Ketel Marte and Jazz Chisholm Jr. Each (predictably) missed some time last year which allowed Brice Turang to lead the position in a breakout season. Otherwise, even an aging Jose Altuve remains highly productive while Nico Hoerner has proven his consistency.

Josh Naylor weighs 235 pounds and runs with a sprint speed of 24.5 feet per second, ranking 532nd out of 546 measured MLB players. He’s built like a beer-league softball cleanup hitter, the kind of stocky first baseman who looks like he should be ...

As the College World Series takes place in Omaha over the next two weeks, there will be several distinct things that might stand out to those who may be tuning in for the first time this postseason. One of those takes place at first base. Used once as an ...

A recent rule change made by the National Federation of State High School Associations Baseball Rules Committee and the WIAA will require all high school baseball games to have a double first base beginning in the 2027 baseball season. This rule revision ...