The Padres’ decision to open with Gavin Sheets at first base hints at a risky plan with very little room for slippage.

Mark Teixeira was the last consistent first baseman the New York Yankees could count on, year in and year out. Ten years have passed since he retired, and he has since traded in his first-base glove ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When the Giants acquired Rafael Devers in June, the franchise created a quandary that they’d need to sort out: Who would play first base in the long term? Would it be Devers, the ...