From: le@lekno.ws   
      
   According to Sports Illustrated's website (si.com) citing a   
   social media post,former National League player Tommy Brown   
   died today (January 15th 2025) at the age of 97 years 40 days   
   (the third straight death at 97 off the "Oldest Living Major   
   Leaguers" list,though I wouldn't assume the 5 98-100-year-olds   
   are home free).   
      
   He was the last player active in the 1944,1945,1947,and 1948   
   major league seasons (his first two were as an underage fill-in   
   for players away fighting World War II,while in 1946 he had his   
   own turn to serve in the military),and he retains the record   
   for youngest ever to hit a home run.   
      
   I'm not sure who might still be alive with a final major   
   league appearance before his (in 1953).   
      
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