Base: The four points of the baseball diamond (first through third bases ... whose position is directly behind home plate. Defense: The team currently in the field. Designated Hitter: A player ...

The debates rage: should Jason Kendall move out from behind the plate before ... Mike Piazza move to first base so the Mets can continue to get a .300 average and 35 home runs a year from him?

In fact, I regret to report that only four first basemen had 30-plus homers last year, and the leader, Pete Alonso, had just 34. The last time the home run leader at first base had so few was 2012.