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Although the definition of "major league" has been argued, present day MLB, as well as the Hall of Fame, define the first "major" league as the National League founded in 1876. The link below describes the first game played in that league, on April 22, and mentions that Jim O'Rourke got the first hit in that game.
The game was held on July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the home of the Chicago White Sox of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 4-2.
The Detroit Tigers were founded in 1894. They played their first game as a Major League team on April 25, 1901.
Rey Ordóñez played his first MLB game, for the New York Mets, at the age of 25 (born January 11, 1971 and first MLB game was April 1, 1996).