List Of Oldest Major League Baseball Players

This is a list of oldest Major League Baseball players. Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization in North America. The oldest person ever to play in the MLB was Satchel Paige, who, at the age of 59, made one token major league appearance twelve years after his Major League career had ended. The oldest player to appear regularly was Jack Quinn, who ended his last season at age 50, having made 14 appearances as a relieve pitcher in that final season. The oldest active player is free agent pitcher Rich Hill, who is currently years old.

Key

Oldest players

All-time

Note: Paige, O'Leary, O'Rourke, Jennings, Street, McGuire and Evers each made one token major league appearance years (or even decades) after their careers had otherwise ended. The careers of Altrock, Miñoso, Austin, and Latham had also effectively ended many years before their final major league appearances, though each were brought back for token appearances several times (spanning several seasons) before their final game. Julio Franco is the oldest position player to appear regularly.

Active

Last ten seasons

See also

*List of oldest professional athletes by sport
*List of oldest and youngest National Basketball Association players
*List of oldest National Hockey League players

Notes

References

External links

Article including sidebar on oldest players

Oldest player by year

ESPN column

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