The St. Louis Cardinals surprised everyone when they decided to move three-time All-Star Willson Contreras from catcher to first base earlier this offseason. Contreras became the heir apparent to ...

This spring has been and continues to be a learning experience for Willson Contreras as he adapts to playing first base.

Outlook: While listed as a catcher, Contreras is the Cardinals’ newly minted first baseman after Paul Goldschmidt’s departure ...

Cancel anytime. St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol talked about the preparation Willson Contreras is doing in order to play at first base. Video by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch ...

Contreras (finger) said recently that he added 10-to-12 pounds of muscle over the offseason, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Contreras is moving from catcher to first base ...

T he St. Louis Cardinals are moving Willson Contreras from catcher to first base this season, and he reportedly has bulked up to 247 pounds from his usual 235 pounds this spring with the hope of ...

Willson Contreras is casting a broader shadow in St. Louis Cardinals' camp this spring, physical modifications resulting from a weight-room regimen he adopted to bulk up for a move to first base.

St. Louis Cardinals All-Star Willson Contreras will have a different role with the NL Central Club this season. The Cardinals are moving the longtime catcher to first base. This position change ...

They signed Willson Contreras for $87.5 million to be the new catcher. It was pretty drastic action to go from "he's the new catcher" to "he is not a catcher" in less than two months of baseball.

William Contreras was voted as the first-team catcher on the all-MLB Team, beating out Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals and, and in a fun twist, his own brother Willson Contreras of the St ...