Have you ever wanted to be the best in any sport? Today I will talk to you about the best first baseman of all time and some stuff about them. The reason I will be telling you about these people is because I play first base and I know all of these people.

5. David Ortiz
Number 5 on the list is David Ortiz. He was signed in 1997 to the Minnesota Twins and his debut was September 2nd, 1997. He played for 2 teams, the Twins and Boston Red Sox. He retired with the Red Sox and played from 1997 and retired in 2016. Some stats about him are .931 On-base plus slugging 2,400 hits 525 home runs RBIs 1,713. The honors that he earned are 10-time All-Star (2004-08, ’10-13, ’16), World Series MVP (’13), and six Silver Sluggers (’04-07, ’11, ’13). He won 3 championships with Boston (2004, ’07, ’13). He also was a designated hitter, which means all he does is hit and not play defense.

4. Miguel Cabrera
Number 4 on the list is Miguel Cabrera. He signed with the Miami Marlins and debuted on June 20, 2003. He played for the Marlins and the Tigers. He played four seasons with the Marlins from 2003-2007 and he played with the Tigers until 2023 when he retired. Some stats about him are On-base plus slugging.958, Hits 2,429, home runs 426, RBIs 1,498. Honors that he earned are Four-time NL All-Star (2004-07), two NL Silver Sluggers (’05-06), four AL Silver Sluggers (’10, ’12-13, ’15), seven-time AL All-Star (’10-16), two-time AL MVP (’12-13), and an AL Triple Crown (’12). He won one championship in 2003 with the Marlins. Some stuff about him is that he is the all-time leader in home runs and hits by a Venezuelan baseball player.

3. Albert Pujols
Number 3 on the list is Albert Pujols. He signed with the Cardinals in 1999 and debuted on April 2, 2001. He has played for the Cardinals from 2001-2010, the Angels from 2011-2020, the Dodgers from 2021 to the end of 2021, then the Cardinals from 2022 to the end of 2022 when he retired. Some stats from when he played were he had 11,421 at-bats and 1,914 runs, 3,384 hits, 2,218 RBIs, and 703 home runs. Some honors that he earned are NL Rookie of the Year (2001), six NL Silver Sluggers (’01, ’03-04, ’08-10), three-time NL MVP (’05, ’08-09), two NL Gold Gloves (’06, ’10), nine-time NL All-Star (’01, ’03-10), and AL All-Star (’15). He won two championships with St. Louis (2006, ’11). Other stuff about him is that his nickname is the machine and in his first college game, he hit a grand slam.

2. Lou Gehrig
Number 2 on this list is Lou Gehrig. He signed with the New York Yankees (1923-39) and debuted on  June 15, 1923. He has only played for one team and that is the Yankees for 16 years. Stats from when he played are On-base plus slugging 1.080, which is very rare to have an OPS over 1,000. He played 16 years and had 2,721 hits, 493 home runs, RBIs 1,995. Honors that he earned are Two-time MVP (1927, ’36), Triple Crown (’34), seven-time All-Star (’33-39), Hall of Fame 1939. Some stuff about him are that he played with Babe Ruth. There is a day named after Lou Gehrig on June, 2nd. He started 2,124 straight games at first base, most by any player at that position.

1. Freddie Freeman
Number one on this list is Freddie Freeman, he signed with the Atlanta Braves in 2010 and debuted September 1st, 2010. Teams he has played for are the Atlanta Braves from 2010-2021 and he is still currently playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Freddie currently has 7,558 at bats, 1,298 runs, 2,267 hits, 1,232 RBIs, and his batting average is .300. Honors that he earned are 2010 International League Rookie of the Year
2011 MLB Rookie of the Month Award (July), 2012 MLB Player of the Week Award
2012 MLB Player of the Week Award, 2016 MLB Player of the Month Award
2016 MLB Player of the Week Award, 2016 MLB Player of the Week Award
2016 MLB Player of the Week Award, 2018 Gold Glove Award (First Base)
2018 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award, 2019 All-MLB Team (2nd All-MLB Team)
2019 The Silver Slugger Award (National League), 2019 Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award
2020 MLB Player of the Month Award, 2020 All-MLB Team (1st All-MLB Team)
2020 Baseball America Player of the Year, 2020 Baseball Digest Player of the Year Award
2020 Hank Aaron Award, 2020 Most Valuable Player Award (BBWAA)
2020 Outstanding Player of the Year Award (Player’s Choice)
2020 Player of the Year Award (Player’s Choice), 2020 The Silver Slugger Award (National League)
2021 All-MLB Team (2nd All-MLB Team), 2021 The Babe Ruth Award (The Postseason Most Valuable Player)
2021 The Silver Slugger Award (National League), 2022 All-MLB Team (2nd All-MLB Team)
2022 MLB Player of the Week Award, 2022 MLB Player of the Week Award
2022 MLB Player of the Week Award
2022 Roy Campanella Award (Los Angeles Dodgers Leadership & Team Spirit Award)
2023 All-MLB Team (1st All-MLB Team), 2023 Heart and Hustle Award (Los Angeles Dodgers)
2023 MLB Player of the Month Award, 2023 MLB Player of the Week Award
2024 Hickok Belt, 2024 World Series Most Valuable Player Award
Freddie Freeman Awards he hit a home run in 6 consecutive games in the World Series

I hope after reading this article, you can start playing baseball. Watch baseball all the time, play first base, and be someone on this list for other kids in the future. This is a video of some Freddie Freeman highlights.