September 26th, 2006
At 110 years old, Silas Simmons is perhaps the oldest person to have played organized baseball. He played for a negro league from 1912 to at least 1929, the New York Times reports.
He is also the only Tampa Bay Devil Rays fan ever.
(Officially, the oldest former major leaguer is Rollie Stiles, 99, of the St. Louis Browns.)