Here is a look at the largest producers and some of their most notable active players.Venezuela is the second-highest producer of non-U.S. born MLB players. ... we take a look around the Latin American world to zero in on the five countries that have supplied the most … The following is a list of countries with their first Major League Baseball player.Listed are each country that at least one current or former major league player was born in, along with the name of the first person born in that country to play in a major league game, and the year and sports league of that player's major league debut. The Dominican Republic leads the Major Leagues with 84 players while Venezuela ranks second with 74, Puerto Rico is third with 19 followed by Cuba with 17. Its total of 65 is the country’s second-highest ever.Third on the list is Cuba with 18 players, some of whom Thirteen major leaguers hail from Puerto Rico this year, following in the footsteps of perhaps the country’s most famous player, Roberto Clemente. Brazil has two players in MLB for the first time in history and Nicaragua also has two. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Since the 19th Century, Major League Baseball has enjoyed a rich, diverse, world-wide set of talent not seen in any other major league sport. Major League Baseball Players by Birthplace During the 2019 Season. The 254 players born outside the U.S. represent 29.0 percent of a record-high pool of 877 as of March 29. Latin-American Countries Producing the Most MLB Players. A total of 251 players represented 20 different countries and territories outside of the 50 United States on 2019 Opening Day 25-man rosters and inactive lists, Major League Baseball announced today. A total of 254 players represented an all-time record 21 different countries and territories outside of the 50 United States on 2018 Opening Day 25-man rosters and inactive lists, marking another year of unprecedented diversity on Major League rosters, Major League Baseball announced today.The 254 players born outside the U.S. That number was the third-highest in league history, with the Dominican Republic boasting 102 players, the most of any foreign market (nine countries had one player, including Brazil and Lithuania). A total 254 international players from a record 21 countries appeared on Major League Baseball's Opening Day rosters including the first from South Africa and Lithuania, MLB said on Friday.
Toronto Blue Jays Gift Ngoepe, a native of Pietersburg, South Africa, is the first South African-born player, as well as the first born in the continent of Africa, to make an Opening Day roster while Pittsburgh’s Dovydas Neverauskas is the first Lithuanian-born player to appear on an Opening Day. That matches Colombia’s previous record set in both 2013 and ’14. 0 of 6. (Reuters) - A total 254 international players from a record 21 countries appeared on Major League Baseball’s Opening Day rosters including the first from South Africa and Lithuania, MLB said on Friday. Every state in the United States of America, and more than forty-five countries, have had at least one player make it to the show. Latin American countries produce some of baseball’s top talent, with the Dominican Republic and Venezuela leading the way.
Joined the ranks of MLB’s highest-paid players with a 10-year, $254 million mega-deal in 2010. On Opening Day this season, 251 international players were listed on rosters for the 30 MLB teams—that's 28.5% of all active players. Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto, Editing by Ed OsmondMar 29, 2018; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks players line the field prior to the game against the Colorado Rockies during Opening Day at Chase Field. Colombia and Panama each have four players on this list. For the second consecutive season, the Texas Rangers have the most foreign players with 14 on a roster that spans five different countries and territories outside the U.S. Texas is followed by the Chicago White Sox (13), Miami Marlins (12), Minnesota Twins (11), Philadelphia Phillies (11) and Toronto Blue Jays (11).