This is a list of Baseball players. Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization in North America. The oldest person ever to play MLB was Satchel Paige, who, at the age of 59, made a 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 relief pitcher in that final season. The oldest active player is free agent pitcher Rich Hill, who is currently 44 years old.
Pos | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH |
Position | Pitcher | Catcher | First baseman | Second baseman | Third baseman | Shortstop | Left fielder | Center fielder | Right fielder | Outfielder | Designated hitter |
^ | Denotes player who is still active in the MLB as of the 2024 season [a] |
* | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame |
† | Denotes player who is not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [b] |
§ | Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 [1] |
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.
Saturnino Orestes "Minnie" Armas Arrieta Miñoso, nicknamed "the Cuban Comet", was a Cuban professional baseball player. He began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became an All-Star third baseman with the New York Cubans. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB) after the 1948 season as baseball's color line fell. Miñoso went on to become an All-Star left fielder with the Indians and Chicago White Sox. The first Afro-Latino in the major leagues and the first black player in White Sox history, as a 1951 rookie he was one of the first Latin Americans to play in an MLB All-Star Game.
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For German family name ALTROCK, see German Wikipedia: Altrock
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