Nearly every baseball player on Earth would be happy to have an MLB career spanning 12 years. Sean Kasmar Jr. did it the hard way.
Kazmar, who is currently 36 years old, made his Atlanta Braves debut on Saturday, appearing as a pinch hitter against the Chicago Cubs. It was his first appearance in the majors since Sept. 23, 2008, when he was a San Diego Padres rookie.
That adds up to 12 years, six months and 25 days between MLB appearances.
In the decade-plus in between, Kazmar played in the minor league systems of the Padres, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets and Braves.