Tommy Brown, the last surviving member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers and the youngest player to homer in a Major League Baseball game, died on Wednesday. Brown was 97 years old and

Additionally, Brown was the last living major leaguer whose career began during World War II. With able-bodied men in short supply on the home front, Brown debuted for the Dodgers in '44 at the age of 16. In 1945, he hit a home run at the age of 17; he's still the youngest player ever to homer in the major leagues.

A Brooklyn native who starred for the 'Boys of Summer'-era Dodgers before going on to play for the Cubs and Phillies has passed away at age 97.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Roki Sasaki bid is alive and well, but there are two other teams with their hearts set on the Japanese phenom as well. Sasaki, 23, officially became eligible to sign with a Major League Baseball team on Wednesday,

MLB's 2025 international signing period opened, an annual date of significance in which top international amateur players can begin signing with MLB teams.

One day after Roki Sasaki's camp informed teams they were no longer candidates to sign the star pitcher, the Dodgers will reportedly meet with him again.