The oldest living major league player, Connie Marrero, died just two days short of his 103rd birthday.

Marrero made his debut at age 38 and pitched for the Washington Senators from 1950-54. He was an All-Star in 1951, going 11-9 with a 3.90 ERA in 187 innings. Marrero went 39-40 with a 3.67 ERA in 735 1/3 innings in his career.

So he was still young, it seemed, in his last 30s. Maybe that helped him live a long time.

The oldest living ex-big leaguer is now Mike Sandlock, an infielder who played for three teams from 1942-53. He is 98.

Does anyone know the record for age of a former major leaguer? 102 and 363 days has to be near the top. Looking at this list, there are now 21 living former MLB players older than my dad.

Update: Here it is:

Throughout all of baseball history, the Major League player who lived to be the oldest ever was Chet Hoff who lived to be 107 years, 132 days old before passing away on September 17, 1998. When Hoff made his pitching debut on September 6, 1911, the first batter he faced was Ty Cobb (Hoff struck him out).