Former big leaguer Tommy Brown passed away today at age 97, according to The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh.  "Buckshot" Brown played

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.

He was 16 when he made his debut as a shortstop in an Ebbets Field doubleheader, becoming the youngest position player in modern major-league history.

Tommy Brown, who was the last living member of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson, died at age 97.

The Chicago Cubs farm system is loaded with talent, but some of the team’s young pitching assets spent a good portion of last season sidelined with injury.

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

The Chicago Cubs could join the long list of teams interested in acquiring former Los Angeles Dodgers ace Jack Flaherty.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Brown, the youngest player to hit a ... 241 days old when he started at shortstop at Ebbets Field against the Chicago Cubs on Aug. 3, 1944, during the World War II ...

Tommy Brown, a career utility player and the ... he made his major league debut with the Dodgers on August 3, 1944 against the Chicago Cubs at his home stadium of Ebbets Field.

Tommy Brown, a former shortstop, left fielder and pinch hitter for three MLB teams from 1944 to '45 and 1947 to '53, died Wednesday, according to a Wednesday afternoon social media post from Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer.

Brooklyn Dodger Tommy "Buckshot" Brown died this morning, after contracting pneumonia while convalescing from a fall, his daughter told me. He was 97, the last living member of the 1947 Dodgers, and the #1 person in the world I wanted to interview. (He was pretty private.) RIP.?

While the Cubs consider free agent relievers, they have high-leverage options in a bullpen that was solid in 2024, including Porter Hodge, Tyson Miller and Ben Brown.