Kazmir eventually proved those critics correct, as he went 45-34 with a 3.51 ERA and two All-Star nods from 2005-08 and started Game 1 during the Rays first trip to the World Series. He would make only one more appearance in the next week, but then never again pitched in the majors. He then wouldn't appear in the big leagues again until 1952 at a more reasonable age of 23. He compiled a win-loss card of 135-117. Scores from any date in Major League history, Minor, Foreign, College, & Black Baseball, Frequently Asked Questions about MLB and Baseball, Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE. He was called up mainly due to a player shortage because of World War II, but in an age when teenagers were given a shot far more often, he still stood out at 15 years old. Making his big league debut on April 27, 1926, Mel Ott struck out in his only pinch hit at bat of a 9-8 Giants victory over the Phillies. Gone are the days of 40-year-old MVPs and late career renaissances that seemed so prevalent in the last two decades of Major League Baseball. Nuxhalls career saw him play for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels, and a second stint with the Reds. All rights reserved. Scott Kazmir: 20 years, 212 daysDebut: Aug. 23, 2004. Look, Ill be honest: I hadnt heard of these gentlemen when I started this exercise. He was an extreme outlier case involving the Rule 5 Draft.). Who is going to be the first player younger than Franco to reach the big leagues? He lives in D.C. but is a huge Seattle Mariners fan and loves watching the KBO, which means he doesn't get a lot of sleep. It would be the only game he would ever pitch in the big leagues. The 40-man rosters seemed like a good first place to search for our mystery player. Hell make his big league debut on Tuesday at the ripe old age of 20 years and 113 days. Saturday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis could go a long way in determining the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. But despite the accomplishment, McKee would never see action. Alex Rodriguez become a free agent as a 25-year-old in the 2000-2001 offseason, and if wasn't for his recent contract extension, Felix Hernandez would have been a free agent next winter at age 25 . On Dec. 12, 2004, they traded him to the Blue Jays for a 27-year-old catcher by the name of Kevin Cash. ThePostGame brings you the most interesting sports stories on the web. He went 2-for-3 in a Cardinals win over the Pirates. Junior played in 127 games, hit .264 and smacked 16 home runs. From 1952-66, Nuxhall would post a 135-117 record with a 3.88 ERA while also recording 1,372 strikeouts. So Nuxhall's name will probably . MLB refers to the league made up of the post-2000 merger of the American and National Leagues. Rogers Hornsby, SS: 19 years, 351 days in 1916 (Cardinals)Hornsby had debuted in September 1915, but played in his first Opening Day in 1916. Batting second and starting in center field, he doubled off Pedro Martinez in the fourth inning -- his first hit -- and stood on deck when Crawford ended the game with a three-run, walk-off homer in the ninth. . He made little impact at the big league level, earning 11 plate appearances through the end of the 1955 season, but only getting one hit, while striking out seven times. MLB's current rules don't allow anyone younger than 17 to be on a big league roster. . Here are a few of the ballplayers who stood out the most, regardless of era, and with a little help from the rest of their careers. Predicting when top 2023 prospects will make their MLB debuts. Given his initial shot on August 19, 1943, Michaels went hitless in two starts late that year. Killebrew's case is rare in that you don't often see players yo-yo between the big leagues and minor leagues as much before settling in as stars. . Since then . He was a three-time MVP, and won the NL triple crown in 1933. Following his early debut, Weinert was able to hang on as a lefty hurler for parts of nine seasons with the Phillies, Cubs and a couple appearances with the Yankees. So one level down we go! Cavs Nation - Spencer See 3h. At 19 years and 208 days old, Soto is the youngest player to hit a home run in an MLB game since Jurickson Profar of the Texas Rangers back in 2012. Despite entering the MLB as a teenager, Mel Ott would carve out a Hall of Fame career, making him one of the best baseball players in history. Just as he was finding his groove as a hurler, being named an AL All-Star in 1950, he was drafted into the Army, causing him to miss the 1951 season. RHP Casey Mize, Detroit Tigers (Age: 24) The No. This surely has to do with expectation and hope - hope, specifically, for another Mickey Mantle, probably the highest profile player to debut as a teenager. He was called up mainly due to a player shortage because of World War II, but in an age when. He entered late in a 12-1 defeat by the Giants, subbing into the game as a defensive replacement at third, and going hitless in one at-bat. Predicting when top 2023 prospects will make their MLB debuts. Whatever happened in his debut, Palica managed to return to the big leagues in 1947, beginning a nine-year career as a pitcher for the Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles. The super long shot would be Hassell, based on the Padres lack of outfield depth and GM AJ Prellers track record of being ultra-aggressive in pushing prospects, as he most recently demonstrated with CJ Abrams. He went 1-for-5 in a Red Sox win over the Yankees. Earning his debut on June 10, 1944 the 15-year-old Nuxhall became the youngest player ever to appear in a Major League game. Soto made his MLB debut in 2018 at the age of 19 and has quickly become one of the league's best players. Sisti had debuted as an 18-year-old in July 1939. Id rather forecast something far more niche. While his talent will never be disputed, addiction curbed much of his success in the subsequent years. Tommy Brown became the second youngest player to debut in the MLB when he appeared for the Brooklyn Dodgers on August 3, 1944. Ryan Weathers, LHP, Padres (age 21, DOB: Dec. 17, 1999) Aside from playing for the Dodgers, Palica also saw action for the Baltimore Orioles. Get viral MLB graphics, memes, rumors and trending news delivered right to your inbox with the Clutch Newsletter. Marin made his MLB debut in September of 2016 and has appeared in 36 games for the Orioles over the past two seasons. He had a successful MLB career, pitching for a total of 16 seasons. He posted a 3.46 ERA with 161 strikeouts in 132 2/3 innings over 149 outings with the Rays before being traded to the Phillies on Dec. 29. 79,293: 4.57: Sports: Sep 22, 2010: MLB Youngest to 200 Career Home Runs. In nine games he hit an impressive .308 (on just 15 plate attempts) with no home runs, but he'd go on to become the Twins' greatest slugger, belting 573 home runs. He finished third in AL Rookie of the Year voting with a .264/.329/.420 season and 16 home runs. Upon returning to big league action, Feller had his greatest ever season in 1946, as he won 26 games while striking out 348, with a 2.18 ERA. to ?2001: Wander Franco2000: Elvis Luciano1999: Fernando Tatis Jr.1998: Juan Soto1997: Ozzie Albies1996: Julio Urias1995: Roberto Osuna1994: Rougned Odor1993: Jurickson Profar1992: Bryce Harper, (If youve never heard of Elvis Luciano, thats OK. There is little information regarding his debut however, as he is listed in numerous reference sources, including box scores, as appearing in the Brooklyn Dodgers' 3-2 loss to the Giants at the Polo Grounds that day, but little else is divulged. He spent 11 years with the Philadelphia Athletics before ending his career with the St. Louis Cardinals. 1 overall pick in the 2003 Draft and Baseball Americas top prospect entering the '06 season, Young reached the Majors and played well in his debut. Entering late in an 18-0 drubbing at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals, the teenage Nuxhall faced nine hitters, retiring two, but allowing two hits, five walks and five runs. Data Provided By He was the league leader in home runs in six different seasons. The Rk column indicates how many players were born before/after the specified date. Furthermore, he also got to receive a lucrative $50,000 signing bonus. Robbins made his debut a year earlier and pitched well as a teen, starting eight games and putting up a 3.91 ERA. In 77 games, he hit 7 home runs and batted .215. Soto is also tied for 100th on the active leaderboard for MLB home runs (99) and is 48th . Occasionally, Scheib, who was gifted with a bat in his hands, was used as a pinch hitter and reserve outfielder, in order to take advantage of his offensive prowess. Foxx is fifth all-time with a .609 career slugging percentage, while his on-base percentage of .428 ranks him tenth. Nuxhall still holds the record for the youngest player in MLB history at 15 years, 316 days old. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Expect to see him patrolling the outfield in Anaheim for many years to come. Joe Nuxhall had one of the more interesting paths to the majors in modern baseball history. He was originally signed by the Reds out of a semi-pro league that he had been playing in with his father. Just to put his age in perspective, consider this: Franco wears a No. Watson and Mayer could be particularly quick movers, la Bobby Witt Jr. He went 0-4 in a loss to the Detroit Tigers that day. Nuxhall remains the youngest individual to play in a major league game in history. Bob Kennedy, 3B: 19 years, 242 days in 1940 (White Sox)Kennedy hit leadoff for the White Sox and went 0-for-4 in a 1-0 loss to Bob Feller and the Indians. Through 0.2 innings, Nuxhall finished with a 67.50 ERA with zero strikeouts while giving up five runs to the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals. They say you cant predict baseball, but that doesnt mean its not fun to try. Pitching mostly for the Cincinnati Reds, aside from short cameos with the KC Athletics and the Angels, he compiled a 135-117 career mark with a 3.90 ERA. Rocco Baldelli: 21 years, 187 daysDebut: March 31, 2003. Theres a perfectly reasonable chance that Wander Franco will still be the youngest player in MLB on Opening Day 2023! Bryce Harper has taken Major League Baseball by storm at the tender age of 19 years old, which got us thinking about the most notable teenage debuts in the history of the game. Despite the abbreviated nature of his early debut, Nuxhall then turned his second opportunity into a successful 16-year career in the big leagues. No player that young had started on Opening Day since Adrian Beltre in 1999 -- and he retired this offseason. Since Mike Trout (hes pretty good) did it in August 2011, only six players have debuted as teenagers: Harper, Profar, Dylan Bundy, Julio Urias, Juan Soto and Elvis Luciano. Will your squad's best young players be breaking camp with the team? He made his debut as the designated hitter against knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. He spent time with the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics, and Los Angeles Angels. Mike Trout and Alex Rodriguez also debuted as teenagers, yet didn't find real, sustainable success until their 20s. Wheeler lost his debut, a 3-1 defeat against the Orioles, despite allowing only two runs over five innings. The following year, he received MVP votes for the first of what would be six times. He was no flash in the pan, earning 10 gold gloves and 5 All-Star Game selection in his career. Send a Message. He was 39 years, 287 days old in his final game. . Carl Crawford: 20 years, 349 daysDebut: July 20, 2002. The trends have changed over time, with younger players like 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall getting more shots early in the last century thanks to a less structured minor league system or wars overseas that drained the talent pool. 9278 Overall, 31 different position players have started Opening Day at Tatis' age or younger in the Modern Era, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. You might have noticed a theme above: All the earliest debuts took place before the team dropped the Devil and became the Rays. The supreme monster of teenage pitching, Gooden blazed his way to the big leagues and put up a 17-9 record with an amazing 2.60 ERA in his first season with the Mets in 1984. Being on a 40-man suggests two very important things about a player: 1) his organization believes he can be a major-leaguer; 2) an additional roster move to clear a spot on the 40-man would not be necessary in the event of any of these players being called up. The youngest player on any Opening Day roster in 2021 was Marlins righthander Eury Perez, who made the Low That's right, with the big league team in Minnesota. Alvarado made his professional debut during his age-17 season, the first of his two years in the Venezuelan Summer League. He was 40 years, 87 days old in his final game, on Aug. 13, 1977. Your login session has expired. The Rays promptly traded Young to the Twins that offseason for a return headlined by Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett, beginning a trade tree that has been fruitful for the franchise for 13 years and counting. Lets try to figure it out! And Pudge would go on to perhaps a greater career than Bench, hitting .294 with 2,844 hits and 311 home runs to go with a World Series title. A 34th-round Draft pick in 2001 out of Crescent City Baptist High School (Harahan, La. But in the 96 games he played that season, he hit .267 with 13 home runs, starting a career that would see him become one of the most beloved Yankees ever with a rookie season that rivals many of those on this list of youngsters. He would enjoy a solid 11-year big league career, posting a 45-65 record and a 4.88 ERA over 1,070 innings split between the rotation and bullpen. In the season-ending game, Derrington was given a chance to start for the Chicago White Sox in his MLB debut. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. He would sit out the entire 1943 season, and played only sparingly upon his return for the 1944 and 1945 seasons. He entered the game as a reliever, throwing a single inning of uneventful ball, walking two. He would pitch eight years with the Tigers, another five with Cleveland, and part of one with the Orioles in his final season. While he only played one game with the team in 1944, it was a less-than-ideal MLB debut. I accept that common usage applies it retroactively thru AL and NL history, which I believe is too far gone to fight (I don't want to look like I'm tilting at windmills here) but don't call the Federal League/Negro Leagues/etc. Hell make his big league debut on Tuesday. This article will cover the history of expansions and franchise moves in MLB. He was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. OK, maybe thats a bit much. Granny Hamner, SS: 17 years, 356 days in 1945 (Phillies)Hamner debuted in September 1944, in part because many players were fighting in World War II and there were roster spots available. Young Sluggers The youngest player in MLB is Vctor Robles, who plays for the Washington Nationals. The high marks include a 4.45 by Justin Fields at Ohio State's pro day when the combine was canceled that year due to COVID-19. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. On that day, he hurled three innings against the Philadelphia Phillies, allowing one run on two hits and three walks. In this photo, current Los Angeles Dodger Andre Ethier tosses his helmet in a touching tribute to former Brooklyn Dodger Charlie Osgood. He also may or may not have fallen asleep during a game in his final season. Still, it's worth noting that in his initial season he hit zero home runs, and didn't hit into the double digits until he was 23. The shortstop joined the. Until this day, Joe Nuxhall is in the record books for being the youngest player to ever play in the MLB. Of the youngest MLB players, Alex George is in the minority of those who played all of their MLB games as minors. It didn't really predict the 18-8 record he'd have the following year, or the fact that he'd go on to be the home run king for about 50 years. A international player must be at least 17 by the end of their first pro season. He still remains the youngest American Leaguer to play in baseball's modern era. Robin Yount, SS: 18 years, 201 days in 1974; 19 years, 204 days in 1975 (Brewers)Younts Major League debut came on Opening Day in 1974 as an 18-year-old. Conigliaro went on to hit 24 home runs that season, which is still the mark for a teenager in a single season. There's already a Grand Canyon-sized gap between their college production, and their measurables should be miles apart, too, making for . Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to read them first! Kenny Kelly: 21 years, 225 daysDebut: Sept. 7, 2000. All Rights Reserved. Batting third in the opener, he went 0-for-4 in a Mets loss to the Cardinals. Trout is also the youngest. He remained involved with the team for years before becoming the Twins' manager. Getting called up to MLB from Double-A is not impossible, but the more likely scenario is that any of these guys who puts up a huge first half would earn a promotion to Triple-A and put himself on the doorstep of a big-league call-up. The Tiger legend hit .250 with a home run in 30 games for Detroit in 1953, kicking off a Hall of Fame career. He's proven to be a perennial Cy Young candidate since shifting to . Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. But he didnt play in an opener until 1945, when he was 19. Abel and Harrison are both supremely advanced pitchers. In fact, the last 18-year old to make his MLB debut was Alex Rodriguez which was way back in 1994. At 17 years old, McKee remains to be the youngest MLB player to accomplish a nine-inning complete-game victory in the season ender. Like Alex George, Rogers McKees baseball career was short-lived. In addition to being the youngest person to ever play for the Yankees, Hanson is also the only person younger than 18 to appear in a game for them . Cruz was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the New York Mets in 2000, but was traded to the Oakland Athletics. MLB! The future Hall of Famer played in 107 games in 1974 for the Brewers, hitting .250 with three home runs. Joe Nuxhall, known as "The Ol' Left-hander," made his Major League debut on June 10, 1944, with the Cincinnati Reds. After going through this exercise, the three names Id pick as most likely to be our winning contender would be Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez and Marlins pitcher Eury Perez. Crawford went on to become one of the Rays most accomplished players. One of the most exciting things about the start of the 2022 season is the incredible group of tippy-top prospects who made Opening Day rosters, including Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Torkelson and Hunter Greene. The 20 Youngest MLB Players to Debut Since World War I0 of 20Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesBaseball is a young man's game. Not even Franco did it. Why not Triple-A? Franco was born on March 1, 2001. He went 2-for-3 with a homer in his first game, a 12-9 loss to the White Sox, and hit .317 in his first 30 games. Quite a finish after that rocky start. Hamner had stopovers with the Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and the Kansas City Athletics. B.J. He went 0-for-3 in a White Sox win over the Indians. It remains to be seen if he will remain the youngest player in the MLB next season. Beltre played until he was 39, receiving MVP votes and winning a Gold Glove as a 37-year-old in 2016. Offensively, Soderstrom and Hassell are the most advanced of this bunch and could hit their way to Double-A in a blink. Kaline wound up being selected an all-star a staggering 18 times, won one World Series in 1968, and stuck around as a TV commentator for the team after his career ended. All major league baseball data including pitch type, velocity, batted ball location, and play-by-play data provided . Follow. He made his MLB debut on July 8, 1994 at 18 years, 11 months old. The youngest player on any Opening Day roster in 2021 was Marlins righthander Eury Perez, who made the Low-A roster despite having never thrown a He resumed his professional baseball career upon his return in 1947. He didn't have another season with fewer than 15 home runs for the rest of his career. At 16 years old, Putsy made his debut for the Phillies on September 14, 1944. Well, I guess 18 if you count going to Candlestick Park in San Francisco for an NFL exhibition game. But Im doing my due diligence and mentioning them anyway. Astros pitchers youve probably never heard of: LHP Julio Robaina (3/23/01)RHP Jaime Melendez (9/26/01). After a handful of mediocre relief appearances, the hard-throwing Feller earned his first start on August 23, hurling a complete game gem, allowing only one run, while striking out 15. 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