- Who
- Frederick “Freddie” Lindstrom
- Where
- United States (Washington, DC)
- When
The youngest player in a Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series is Frederick “Freddie” Lindstrom (USA, b. 21 November 1905), who was 18 years 318 days when he played for the New York Giants (NL) against the Washington Senators (AL) on 4 October 1924.
Lindstrom was playing minor-league baseball at the age of just 16; two years later, the rookie third baseman appeared in Game 1 of the 1924 World Series. He finished the series with 10 total hits, batting .333 over seven games.
