As we approach the end of the 2010s, let us take a walk through MLB history and reflect on those players to homer in four different decades.
The ending of any decade is an interesting time for MLB history to be made. It is a chance to watch those players looking to get a fourth decade in the majors, joining an elite fraternity of those to reach that accomplishment. Right now, Bartolo Colon is our last hope, although it is questionable as to whether or not he will get that chance.
It is also a year where some of the younger players in the league get to stake their claim as a player to potentially appear in four different decades. Of course, trying to extrapolate which players will achieve that milestone is a pointless task, as only 29 players have appeared in the majors four different decades. Only two, Nick Altrock and Minnie Minoso, appeared in five different decades, but their presence was more of a publicity stunt than a viable baseball move.
As rare as playing in four different decades may be, there is a rarer feat still. Only four players in MLB history have managed to hit a home run in four different decades, an accomplishment reserved for the best of the best. Of those four players, three are in the Hall of Fame, and the fourth may find his way there in the near future.
Who are those four players? Let’s take a walk through MLB history and find out.