11 facts about the 11 oldest active Major Leaguers
Mariano Rivera is the only player born in the 1960's still on an MLB roster, but he's far from baseball's only graybeard. Here's an age-related tidbit on Mo and each of his 10 oldest colleagues:
Mariano Rivera -- Yankees -- Age 43 (11/29/1969)
Darren Oliver -- Blue Jays -- Age 42 (10/6/1970)
Note: Oliver was placed on the DL on Friday.
Jason Giambi -- Indians -- Age 42 (1/8/1971)
Henry Blanco -- Blue Jays -- Age 41 (8/29/1971)
Jose Contreras -- Pirates -- Age 41 (12/6/1971)
Raul Ibanez -- Mariners -- Age 40 (6/2/1972)
LaTroy Hawkins -- Mets -- Age 40 (12/21/1972)
Ramon Ortiz -- Blue Jays -- Age 40 (5/23/1973)
Bartolo Colon -- Athletics -- Age 40 (5/24/1973)
Octavio Dotel -- Tigers -- Age 40 (11/25/1973)
-- Dakota Gardner / MLB.com