Comebacks For The Ages

The return of Mark Davis (left) after more than three years away from the majors may be noteworthy, but it's not a record. To avoid absences caused by wartime service, we went back as far as the end of the Korean War, in 1953, to find the players who had the longest gaps in their major league careers. These six all spent at least seven years away from the big leagues before making it back.

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