What does 3B mean in baseball?

3B is a third baseman in baseball. The infielder at the hot corner, closest to right-handed pull hitters and the hardest-hit balls.

What a third baseman looks like

48 third basemen are on MLB rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 1" and 205 lb.

On rosters
48
Median height
6' 1"
Median weight
205 lb
Median age
27

Home Runs at the position, 2026

The median third baseman with a figure at all posted 9.5 home runs. These five led the position.

  1. 1Junior CamineroTB41
  2. 2Kazuma OkamotoTOR33
  3. 3Miguel VargasCHW33
  4. 4Max MuncyLAD29
  5. 5Manny MachadoSD28
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