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"The longest-tenured player on each MLB team". MLB.com; Smiley, Brett (October 20, 2016). "For Life: The greatest MLB players who spent their entire careers with one team". Fox Sports "Current MLB Lifers". ESPN A lifer is a player who has played with only one team for at least ten years.
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time.
The career MLB leader for home runs by a pitcher since the introduction of the DH in the AL is Carlos Zambrano, who played his entire career in the interleague era and recorded 24 homers in NL parks. During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, the DH was used throughout MLB, although it was dropped again in NL parks for the 2021 season.
List of Major League Baseball career records; List of Major League Baseball single-season records; List of Major League Baseball single-game records; List of Major League Baseball records considered unbreakable; List of Major League Baseball record breakers by season; List of Major League Baseball individual streaks
Rickey Henderson, Eddie Murray, Stan Musial, Albert Pujols, Willie Mays, and Cal Ripken Jr. are the only other players to play in over 3,000 career games. As of September 27, 2024, no active players are in the top 100 for career games played. The active leader is Andrew McCutchen in 181st with 2,127.
26 – Nolan Ryan, New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers – 1968–1993 (all seasons played in Major League Baseball) Consecutive seasons played with one team. 23 (2 tied) Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles – 1955–1977; Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox – 1961–1983
Salvador Pérez, the active leader in career games played as a catcher and is 58th all-time. Yadier Molina holds the National League career record. Carlton Fisk holds the American League career record. Gary Carter held the National League record for 31 years. Al López held the major league record for 42 years.
Throughout the history of Major League Baseball (MLB), franchises have had various postseason and World Series droughts.. All 16 of the original Major League franchises (i.e., those in place when the first World Series was played in 1903) have won the World Series, with the longest wait for a franchise's first championship being for the Phillies (77 seasons, ending in 1980).