List of oldest Major League Baseball players

This is a list of Baseball players. Major League Baseball 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 Justin Verlander, who is currently years old.

Legend

^	Denotes player who is still active in the MLB as of the season
*	Denotes player who has been inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame
^†	Denotes player who is not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration
§	Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2027

All-time

Player	Pos	Birth date	Last game	Age	Team played	Ref.
*	P
	SS/2B/3B
	P
*	LF/3B
*	OF/C/1B
	P			51 or 52 years
	P
*	P
	3B/SS
	3B
	P
*	SS/1B
	SS/2B/1B
	C
	C/1B
*	P
*	2B
	P
	P
*	P
	P
*	RF
	P
*	1B
	C
	P
*	P
	P
	RF/C			46 years	Indianapolis ABCs
	2B/P
*	C
*	1B/3B/C
	SS/3B
*	RF
*	P				Chicago White Sox
^†	P
	OF/1B/3B
	P
	P
	P
	P
*	P				Chicago White Sox
*	P

Note: Paige, O'Leary, O'Rourke, Jennings, Street, McGuire and Evers each made one token major league appearance years 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 before their final game. Julio Franco is the oldest position player to appear regularly.

Active

Player	Pos	Birth date	Age	Team played	Ref.
	P
	P
	1B/DH/3B
	P
	1B/DH
	P
	P
	DH/RF
	P
	P
	P
	P
	P
	P
	1B
	P
	P
	1B
	P
	LF

Last ten seasons

Player	Pos	Birth date	Last game	Age	Team played	Ref.
*	RF
^†	P
	P
^†	DH/RF
^	P		Present
	P
^†	1B/LF/3B
	P
	P
^†	P				St. Louis Cardinals
^†	P
^†	P
^	P		Present
^	1B/DH/3B		Present