Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder James Outman is 26 years old.
That’s an important fact to keep in mind for the purposes of this article. He is nowhere near the youngest player on the Dodgers; that distinction currently belongs to catcher Diego Cartaya, a 22-year-old who spent 2023 with Double-A Tulsa.
On Thursday afternoon, Outman’s age became a discussion point during Los Angeles’s spring training opener against the San Diego Padres.
