It was the 226th at-bat of his career. The Mets won the game, 6-3, but that morphed into a forgettable footnote because Colon, 17 days shy of his 43rd birthday, became the oldest player in Major League Baseball history to hit the first home run of his career.

On May 7, Colón hit his first major league home run, against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park off of James Shields. At age 42 years and 349 days, Colón broke a record, becoming the oldest major league player to hit his first home run.

42 years old Colon on HR: 'Don't even know how to explain it' He was 42 years old at the time, making him the oldest player to hit his first ball over the fence. Given his reputation both as a beloved clubhouse figure and a portly whirlwind at the plate, the reactions to Colon's homer tell the tale as well as any list of facts.

MLB.com's Anthony DiComo noted Statcast clocked Colon rounding the bases in a brisk 30.6 seconds to celebrate his first homer.

Big Sexy's day in the sun: Colon retires as a Met NEW YORK -- Bartolo Colon hasn't pitched in a Major League game since 2018, when he was with the Rangers. Five years later, Colon, 50, officially announced his retirement as a member of the Mets before Sunday's finale against the Reds at Citi Field.

MLB Career Batting Leaders

Ross Barnes The first home run ever hit in the National League was by Ross Barnes of the Chicago White Stockings (now known as the Chicago Cubs), in 1876. The home "run" was literally descriptive.

On Aug. 23, 1936, while his friends back home in Van Meter, Iowa, were headed back to school, Feller took the mound against the St. Louis Browns. At just 17-years-old, it was Feller's seventh MLB appearance and his first start of his illustrious 18-year career with the Cleveland Indians.

Satchel Paige The oldest person ever to play MLB was Satchel Paige, who, at the age of 59, made one token major league appearance twelve years after his Major League career had ended.

In 1987, Joey Meyer of the Triple-A Denver Zephyrs launched a moonshot into the second deck of Mile High Stadium. City of Denver engineer Jerry Tennyson was able to verify the distance of the home run at 582 feet.

Satchel Paige Who was the oldest MLB player ever? Satchel Paige was easily the oldest player to play in a Major League Baseball game at the age of 59 years and 80 days. After playing most of his years in the Negro Leagues, Paige eventually made his MLB debut with the Cleveland Indians.

The Indians sent Colon, along with minor leaguer Tim Drew for first basemen Lee Stevens, and three prospects – Grady Sizemore, Brandon Phillips and Cliff Lee.