youngest mlb player to play in a game since 1980

Since 1980, Roberto Rivera is the youngest in a game. He was 18 years and 282 days old against the Braves on September 3, 1995.

Interpreted as:
youngest MLB player to play in a regular-season game since 1980
NAMEAgeDATETMOPPABRH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOSBCSPATBXBHSHSFIBBGIDP
1Roberto Rivera
R. Rivera
18-282
9/3/1995
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Roberto Rivera
R. Rivera
18-285
9/6/1995
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Roberto Rivera
R. Rivera
18-288
9/9/1995
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4Roberto Rivera
R. Rivera
18-291
9/12/1995
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Roberto Rivera
R. Rivera
18-295
9/16/1995
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Roberto Rivera
R. Rivera
18-296
9/17/1995
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Roberto Rivera
R. Rivera
18-299
9/20/1995
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Ed Nunez
E. Nunez
18-315
4/7/1982
@
9Ed Nunez
E. Nunez
18-321
4/13/1982
@
10Ed Nunez
E. Nunez
18-326
4/18/1982
vs
11Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
18-328
4/5/1984
@
12Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
18-331
4/8/1984
@
13Ed Nunez
E. Nunez
18-331
4/23/1982
vs
14Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
18-333
4/10/1984
vs
15Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
18-336
4/13/1984
vs
16Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
18-338
4/15/1984
vs
17Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
18-341
4/18/1984
@
18Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
18-345
4/22/1984
vs
19Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
18-346
7/8/1994
@
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
18-347
7/9/1994
@
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
21Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
18-348
7/10/1994
@
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
18-349
4/26/1984
@
23Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
18-351
4/28/1984
vs
24Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
18-352
7/14/1994
vs
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
25Alex Rodriguez
A. Rodriguez
18-353
7/15/1994
vs
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
5
1
0
1
0
0
0
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