Havana Bids Adios to Conrado Marrero, MLB’s Oldest Player
Ancient Hurler
The last time Conrado Marrero pitched in the majors, Eisenhower was two years into his first term. But it’s the Cuban pitcher’s stats outside MLB that made him extraordinary.
An era encompassing more than half of baseball’s entire formal history closed obscurely this week for both the Cuban and North American versions of a shared national pastime when the oldest surviving big leaguer, Conrado Marrero, passed away quietly in his beloved homeland.
