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Major League Baseball (MLB) *Player Records*
Oldest Players
This list features the oldest players to participate in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB).
RANK | PLAYERS | AGE | TEAM | YEAR |
1 | Satchel Paige | 59 years, 80 days | Kansas City Athletics | 1965 |
2 | Charley O'Leary | 58 years, 350 days | St. Louis Browns | 1934 |
3 | Nick Altrock | 57 years, 16 days | Washington Senators | 1933 |
4 | Minnie Minoso | 54 years, 311 days | Chicago White Sox | 1980 |
5 | Jim O'Rourke | 54 years, 21 days | New York Giants | 1904 |
6 | Jack Quinn | 50 years, 6 days | Cincinnati Reds | 1933 |
7 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 49 years, 350 days | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1972 |
8 | Jimmy Austin | 49 years, 302 days | St. Louis Browns | 1929 |
9 | Arlie Latham | 49 years, 199 days | New York Giants | 1909 |
10 | Jamie Moyer | 49 years, 191 days | Colorado Rockies | 2012 |
References
StatMuse (2025) Oldest MLB players to play a game. Available at: https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/oldest-mlb-players-to-play-a-game (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia (2025) List of oldest Major League Baseball players — All-time. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_Major_League_Baseball_players#All-time (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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