Moyer trying to keep career going at age 49

Even though he’ll open his mailbox later this year to find his AARP card, Jamie Moyer swears he doesn’t feel old.

The crafty left-hander hasn’t looked the least bit creaky while embarking on a comeback at age 49 from Tommy John surgery on his left elbow that sidelined him all of last season.

After spending last summer serving as an ESPN analyst and spending quality time with his wife and eight children, Moyer is trying to make the Colorado Rockies’ roster – and he’s showing so far that he can still keep up with the kids.

“I still believe I can do this,” said Moyer, who pitched two scoreless innings against San Francisco on Wednesday in his first outing in 18 months. “Now, after having the surgery, it’s kind of like proving something to myself. Can I still go out and run around with these kids and compete? I think I can. But, you know, this spring will determine that.”

If Moyer makes the team, he’ll become the fifth pitcher to play in the majors for a quarter-century or more. Nolan Ryan, whom he counts as one of his best friends and greatest influences, holds the record, having pitched for 27 seasons.

“I don’t really view this as a pressure situation because I feel like I’ve come to spring training every year in my career fighting,” Moyer said. “Because once you get into the season, that’s what you’re doing.”

By returning to the majors, Moyer would become baseball’s active leader in wins with 267 and he would be the oldest player in the game that has had a grip on him since he first picked up a ball and a mitt in the 1960s.

Moyer doesn’t make a big deal about the number of candles on his birthday cake.

After all, “I have a new arm,” he said. “It’s like when you get something new, it’s that feeling.”

Moyer spent his last 41/2 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Twins extend Perkins

Left-handed setup reliever Glen Perkins agreed to a four-year contract with the Minnesota Twins that adds $10.3 million over three seasons and includes a team option for 2016.

Perkins emerged as a reliable late-inning reliever last season, going 4-4 with a 2.48 ERA in 65 games.

Robertson hurt

David Robertson limped out of the Yankees clubhouse in Tampa, Fla., holding a pair of crutches, his right foot in an oversized black boot.

He sprained a foot when he stumbled on stairs while moving empty boxes at his home, and the team sounded worried there might be a significant injury to the All-Star reliever.

“The initial tests that he took gave us some cause for concern,” manager Joe Girardi said.