Good morning!
Now that the outfield is out of the way, it's time to move our Sporcle closer to home, and begin concentrating on the infield positions. Today, as the title of this post suggests, will center around first and third base.
Third base has seen its share of names since 2017 --though in large part that's been due to injury rather than ineffectiveness-- but first base, as you might suspect, has been pretty constant. Still, I'd wager there are a few names on there that you'd rather forget, and will instead harbor deep resentment towards me for dredging them up. Like anthrax in the permafrost, though, you just can't rid yourself of them entirely.
So, today: first and third basemen to man either position(s) --for one-third of an inning or more-- at any point since 2017. Between those spots, it accounts for sixty player seasons. How many can you name? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted 10 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I've provided the year, position, and number of innings manned at that position.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The highest WAR value at first base since 2017 is 15.4 over 655 games, while the lowest is -1.0. In 175 innings.
- Likewise, at third: 12.9 WAR over 531 games, while the lowest is -0.4 in 182.1 innings.
(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio/Icon Sportswire)
All data from baseballreference.com
