The Last Player You Were Surprised to Discover Was Actually Still Playing

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Adapted from a popular ILX thread; in baseball terms, still playing more or less equals still alive.

Timelines on this will vary for everyone. I don't track players once they leave the Jays, and five years for me can seem like two decades. So when I saw Randal Grichuk on the front page of mlb.com today (3-run homer for the Diamondbacks), my response was "Randal Grichuk is still playing?" And when I looked him up, was amazed that he was still with the Jays in 2021--feels much more distant than that.

clemenza, Sunday, 1 September 2024 21:36 (eleven months ago)

Rich Hill pitched an inning and a third the other day!

Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 1 September 2024 22:07 (eleven months ago)

Let me put it another way: Rich Hill, a man who pitched against Tino Martinez, pitched an inning and a third the other day

Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 1 September 2024 22:10 (eleven months ago)

Yeah I hate this signing. NESN tweeted this similar point the other day.

4th stint with the Sox for Rich Hill! (8 if we're splitting hairs.)

Fun fact: When Hill was drafted in 1999, Triston Casas, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu weren't even born. pic.twitter.com/hKDYgUZPC9

— NESN (@NESN) August 27, 2024

Romy Gonzalez’s utility infusion (gyac), Sunday, 1 September 2024 22:14 (eleven months ago)

I knew people would come up with better examples than Randal Grichuk (which is better classified as "I'm surprised you're surprised he's still playing").

clemenza, Sunday, 1 September 2024 22:26 (eleven months ago)

Rich Hill has one more team to catch Edwin Jackson (14).

clemenza, Sunday, 1 September 2024 22:35 (eleven months ago)

Tried Rich Hill on Immaculate Grid today, and of course managed to find someone he didn't play for.

clemenza, Monday, 2 September 2024 13:23 (eleven months ago)

eight months pass...

Justin Turner.

(I knew I'd started a thread for this...)

clemenza, Thursday, 22 May 2025 15:55 (two months ago)

one month passes...

https://www.mlb.com/news/noah-syndergaard-minors-deal-with-white-sox

I'm somewhat amazed to find out Syndergaard's still only 32.

clemenza, Wednesday, 25 June 2025 01:58 (one month ago)

In 2021, he publicly feuded with Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer over Twitter regarding an incident in which Bauer's personal website advertised New York Mets merchandise, suggesting that Bauer had signed with the team, when he had actually signed with the Dodgers.

<3 Thor

imperial frfr (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 25 June 2025 02:39 (one month ago)


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