57-Year-Old Former Big Leaguer Extends His Playing Career To Play For The Greek National Team

Born on April 25, 1966. There is a player on the team list as an active player in his mid-50s ahead of his 60th birthday. Born in 2004, he is 38 years older than the youngest. The main character is Eric Pappas (57), who played in the Major League Baseball (MLB).

Papas played for Greece at the 2023 European Baseball Championship in the Czech Republic, was given a number eight, had catchers and first basemen in positions, and was also included in the coaching staff to play as a first base coach. 

Greece, which belongs to Group A, clashed with Spain, the Czech Republic and Austria one after another, lost to Spain 1-14 in its first group match on the 25th (Korea time) and lost to the home team Czech Republic 0-14 on the 26th. He realized his limitations by losing heavily to Spain and the Czech Republic, which are considered European powerhouses, and on the 27th, he won his first victory with fighting spirit, and won 11-6 against Austria. Papas did not play in all three games.

He joined the Los Angeles Angels in the 1984 Draft and made his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs in 1991. He played in seven big league games that year, hitting 3 for 17 with a .176 batting average. In 1993, he moved to the st. Louis Cardinals and played 82 games, batting .276. He hit 0.091 in 15 games for St. Louis the following year. He recorded a batting average of 0.242 with one homer, 35 RBIs, 34 runs, and one stolen base rate of 0.342 OPS of 0.640 in 289 at-bats in the Major League.

Greek Pappas retired from playing in the minor leagues after leaving st. Louis and entered the leadership path. While serving as a coach, he was called up to the Greek national team ahead of the 2004 Athens Olympics, served as a baseball academy and professional team coach in the United States and was included in the Greek national team for the 2023 European Championships.

[Pappas (above) during St. Louis, Greek national team players and coaching staff list (center) for the 2023 European Championship, and Greek national team players.

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