[header] How to choose a baseball position [title] Try your hand at first base. [step] As the name suggests, a first baseman is responsible for watching the line between home plate and first base. Lots of balls get thrown toward first base, so get practice catching if you want play the position. 
You'll need to be skilled at keeping a foot on the base while also catching balls headed your way in order to make outs. [substeps] First basemen need good focus, since the position gets action in many plays.