Baseball Hall of Fame<\/a>, he threw 28 pitches over three innings and only gave up one hit to future Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski. Paige walked off to a standing ovation and a rendition of the old folk song “The Old Gray Mare.” <\/p>\n\n\n\nHe was inducted into the Hall of Fame as the first man elected by the Negro League Committee in 1971.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Average retirement age of MLB players<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Not every player is talented or fortunate enough to play ball as they approach middle age. A study by the RBC Sports Professionals group found that the average MLB career lasts five years, and the average retirement age for MLB players is 29.5.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As enjoyable as the fame and money can be, life as a professional athlete comes with many complications. Injuries can alter or end a career at any time, the pressure to provide for friends and family is immense, and the high-profile status makes them a target for dubious schemes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And when it comes time to retire, many players don't know what to do next. In the opinion of Tom Sagissor, president of RBC Wealth Management, the key thing athletes should do is develop their financial literacy before leaving the field and find a new venture that excites them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It's not necessarily about making money, it's about occupying your time and not spending money,” Sagissor said. “It's not necessarily about hitting a home run with your business, but to find something you're passionate about.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Major League Baseball has made several rule changes to appeal to younger fans, but a selection of elder statesmen is showing that America's pastime still has space for older players. A few 40-year-olds are still a part of big league rosters, though none are close to breaking the record for the oldest MLB player ever.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":273,"featured_media":1576242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[87773],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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