- Justin Verlander is the oldest active MLB player for the 2025 season.
- Verlander is 42 years old and plays for the San Francisco Giants.
Major League Baseball continues to get younger, with players climbing up the professional ranks much quicker to make an immediate impact. But every ballclub still needs veteran leadership throughout a 162-game season.
The oldest player in MLB history is Satchel Paige, who played his final MLB game for the Kansas City Athletics on Sept. 25, 1965, at 59. His ability to stay in the game until he was almost 60 was obviously out of the ordinary, but there are still a few players proving that age is just a number when it comes to a career in baseball.
*Note: all ages are as of 2025 Opening Day.
Ranking Oldest MLB Players in 2025
| PLAYER | TEAM | AGE |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander | San Francisco Giants | 42 |
| Jesse Chavez | Texas Rangers | 41 |
| Charlie Morton | Baltimore Orioles | 41 |
| Max Scherzer | Toronto Blue Jays | 40 |
| Justin Turner | Chicago Cubs | 40 |
Justin Verlander — 42 years old
Verlander, 42, could be the oldest player in baseball for the second straight opening day.
Rich Hill eventually became the oldest MLB player in 2024, throwing 3 2/3 innings in late August at 44 years old for the Boston Red Sox. Hill is currently a free agent.
Verlander signed a one-year, $15 million deal with the San Francisco Giants this offseason. He’s hoping for a bounce-back campaign after posting a 5-6 record with a 5.48 ERA in 17 starts for the Houston Astros last year.
This will be Verlander’s 20th MLB season. In his previous 19 years, Verlander has compiled a 262-147 record with a 3.30 ERA. He has played for the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, and New York Mets before joining the Giants.
Yearly Records for Oldest MLB Players
| Year | Player | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rich Hill | BOS | 44 |
| 2023 | Rich Hill | PIT | 43 |
| 2022 | Albert Pujols | STL | 42 |
| 2021 | Albert Pujols | LAA | 42 |
| 2020 | Albert Pujols | LAA | 40 |
| 2019 | Ichiro Suzuki | SEA | 45 |
| 2018 | Bartolo Colon | TEX | 45 |
| 2017 | Bartolo Colon | MIN | 44 |
| 2016 | Bartolo Colon | NYM | 43 |
| 2015 | LaTroy Hawkins | COL | 42 |
| 2014 | Jason Giambi | CLE | 43 |
| 2013 | Mariano Rivera | NYY | 43 |
| 2012 | Jamie Moyer | COL | 49 |
| 2011 | Tim Wakefield | BOS | 44 |
| 2010 | Jamie Moyer | PHI | 47 |
| 2009 | Jamie Moyer | PHI | 46 |
| 2008 | Jamie Moyer | PHI | 45 |
| 2007 | Julio Franco | NYM | 48 |
| 2006 | Julio Franco | NYM | 47 |
| 2005 | Julio Franco | ATL | 46 |
| 2004 | Julio Franco | ATL | 45 |
| 2003 | Jesse Orosco | SDP | 46 |
| 2002 | Jesse Orosco | LAD | 45 |
| 2001 | Jesse Orosco | LAD | 44 |
| 2000 | Jesse Orosco | STL | 43 |
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