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Rafael Palmeiro wants to pull a Minnie Minoso as a 50-plus major leaguer

Rafael Palmeiro wants to pull a Minnie Minoso.

The former big league slugger told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal that he wants to make a comeback. Palmeiro is 53 years old.

As of right now, Minoso, a White Sox legend, is the fourth-oldest player to appear in a Major League Baseball game. He appeared five times after turning 50: three in 1976 and two more in 1980. He was 54 for those final two games. Only 57-year-old Nick Altrock, 58-year-old Charley O'Leary and 59-year-old Satchel Paige were older.

The 54-year-old Minoso went 0-for-2 in a pair of White Sox wins over the California Angels in October 1980.