with the retirements of Nelson Cruz and Adam Wainwright, it’s Verlander who will stand as the oldest active MLB player. It is, to say the least, rather impressive that Verlander, despite that label, is just one season removed
Over the years, baseball has seen its share of memorable moments involving players who were a bit long in the tooth. Here are the oldest individuals to accomplish a number of MLB feats, from recording a hit to winning a World Series MVP Award and everything in between. ...
It seems like the oldest living baseball players have been around forever. All of the former MLB players who are 90 or older right now have gone on to many ...
Dusty Baker‘s reputation for being the longest-servingmanagerin Major League Baseball (MLB) without a Fall Classic title has finally ended. CNN reports that Baker, 73, made history on Saturday after becoming the oldest MLB manager to win aWorld Serieswhen the Houston Astros defeated the Philade...
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ; GENERATION GAP; MLBs Oldest Player Cant Relate to Todays YouthSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - When Rockies closer LaTroy Hawkins wasdrafted in 1991, Colorado Gold Glove...Cranston, Mike
Sullivan Tire re-signs former baseball star as spokesman NORWELL, Mass.-Sullivan Tire Co. Inc. has re-signed former Boston Red Sox left fielder and Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Famer Jim Rice as its celebrity spokesman.Mr. Rice, who now works as a Red Sox analyst for New England...
The ages of MLB managers have been declining in the last few years, with 22 under 60 at the start of the 2023 season. But in the AL Championship Series, the two oldest managers in the majors, 74-year-old Baker and 68-year-old Bochy, are leading the way. ...
Pacifics manager and former Los Angeles Dodgers player Mike Marshall nearly took Lee out in the top of the eighth inning. The Pacifics were up 7-4, but the lead-off batter hit a single on the first pitch. Going into the inning, Lee had told Marshall, "If I get in any trouble,...
You know you’re getting older, becoming a real grown-up, when you realize you’re the same age as Major League Baseball players. Then it dawns on you that players your age are considered “grizzled veterans.” And then, eventually, there’s no one your age in MLB left. Then you are...
“It’s a great thrill to be here,” Schallock said. MLB's oldest living player celebrates 100th birthday A left-handed pitcher from Mill Valley, Calif., Schallock was a Yankee from 1951-55, also suiting up for the Orioles in ’55. In 58 career games (14 starts), Schallock compiled...