• CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
    77·
    7 days ago

    Baseball?

    Edit: *Gasp. Downvote!?! Very well:

    Top 5 oldest and heaviest MLB players active in the 2026 season, including their age, height, and weight:

    Rich Hill
    Age: 45
    Height: 6’5" (196 cm)
    Weight: ~210 lbs (95 kg)

Justin Verlander
    Age: 43
    Height: 6’5" (196 cm)
    Weight: ~225 lbs (102 kg)

Max Scherzer
    Age: 41
    Height: 6’3" (191 cm)
    Weight: ~220 lbs (100 kg)

Chris Martin
    Age: 38
    Height: 6’4" (193 cm)
    Weight: ~240 lbs (109 kg)

Carlos Santana
    Age: 39
    Height: 6’1" (185 cm)
    Weight: ~235 lbs (107 kg)

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    • Platypus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      10·
      7 days ago

      Not sure where you’re getting this info from, because it’s horribly wrong.

      Per Baseball Reference, corroborated by Savant:

      • Rich Hill is not an active MLB player
      • Verlander weighs 240
      • Scherzer weighs 208
      • Martin is 39yo, 6’8”
      • Santana is 40yo, 5’10” 210lb

      Leaving aside that you’re calling 43yo/6’5”/240lb “old and fat”—that’s below average BMI even before accounting for BMI not accurately representing the fatness of elite athletes

      • ryper@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        7 days ago

        And yet somehow the part where there are active MLB players who share names with Cold Play’s lead singer and Carlos Santana is not wrong.

      • CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world
        25·
        7 days ago

        In true shitpost fashion, I make shit up as I go. I was too lazy to do any real research. I’m too lazy to verify your shitpost isn’t doing the same thing. Either way, ponder this:

    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
      6·
      7 days ago

      Pitchers stand there for a lot of the game and need to be tall to throw so it makes sense that most of your list are pitchers past their prime.