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Latino baseball, by the numbers

Every ballplayer. Every country. Every number.

The complete record of the 2,487 major leaguers born in Latin America, organized by country, hometown and position, in English and Spanish.

2,487major leaguers born in Latin America
11countries and territories
331played in the 2025 season
19Hall of Famers

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Dominican Republic 937 players 5 HOF · Hits leader: Albert Pujols Venezuela 500 players 1 HOF · Hits leader: Miguel Cabrera Cuba 453 players 6 HOF · Hits leader: Rafael Palmeiro Puerto Rico 310 players 5 HOF · Hits leader: Roberto Clemente Mexico 152 players Hits leader: Vinny Castilla Panama 79 players 2 HOF · Hits leader: Rod Carew Colombia 32 players Hits leader: Édgar Rentería Nicaragua 16 players Hits leader: Marvin Benard Brazil 5 players Hits leader: Yan Gomes Honduras 2 players Hits leader: Mauricio Dubón Peru 1 player Hits leader: Jesús Luzardo

A century of growth

Major league debuts by Latin American-born players, per decade.

1900s · Cuba: 391900s · Others: 1 40 1900s 1910s · Cuba: 521910s · Puerto Rico: 1 53 1910s 1920s · Dominican Republic: 41920s · Cuba: 731920s · Puerto Rico: 2 79 1920s 1930s · Dominican Republic: 21930s · Venezuela: 11930s · Cuba: 261930s · Puerto Rico: 21930s · Mexico: 2 33 1930s 1940s · Dominican Republic: 11940s · Venezuela: 21940s · Cuba: 671940s · Puerto Rico: 231940s · Mexico: 21940s · Others: 12 107 1940s 1950s · Dominican Republic: 21950s · Venezuela: 41950s · Cuba: 331950s · Puerto Rico: 111950s · Mexico: 81950s · Others: 2 60 1950s 1960s · Dominican Republic: 221960s · Venezuela: 101960s · Cuba: 361960s · Puerto Rico: 231960s · Mexico: 71960s · Others: 13 111 1960s 1970s · Dominican Republic: 381970s · Venezuela: 101970s · Cuba: 41970s · Puerto Rico: 391970s · Mexico: 181970s · Others: 8 117 1970s 1980s · Dominican Republic: 641980s · Venezuela: 281980s · Cuba: 81980s · Puerto Rico: 461980s · Mexico: 121980s · Others: 6 164 1980s 1990s · Dominican Republic: 1561990s · Venezuela: 621990s · Cuba: 141990s · Puerto Rico: 591990s · Mexico: 321990s · Others: 23 346 1990s 2000s · Dominican Republic: 2132000s · Venezuela: 1302000s · Cuba: 202000s · Puerto Rico: 422000s · Mexico: 292000s · Others: 14 448 2000s 2010s · Dominican Republic: 2652010s · Venezuela: 1622010s · Cuba: 512010s · Puerto Rico: 422010s · Mexico: 192010s · Others: 38 577 2010s 2020s · Dominican Republic: 1702020s · Venezuela: 912020s · Cuba: 292020s · Puerto Rico: 202020s · Mexico: 232020s · Others: 18 351 2020s
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All-time leaders

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Hits H

  1. 1 Albert Pujols 3,384
  2. 2 Miguel Cabrera 3,174
  3. 3 Adrián Beltré 3,166
  4. 4 Rod Carew 3,053
  5. 5 Rafael Palmeiro 3,020

Home runs HR

  1. 1 Albert Pujols 703
  2. 2 Sammy Sosa 609
  3. 3 Rafael Palmeiro 569
  4. 4 Manny Ramírez 555
  5. 5 David Ortiz 541

Wins W

  1. 1 Bartolo Colón 247
  2. 2 Dennis Martínez 245
  3. 3 Juan Marichal 243
  4. 4 Luis Tiant 229
  5. 5 Pedro Martínez 219

Strikeouts K

  1. 1 Pedro Martínez 3,154
  2. 2 Javier Vázquez 2,536
  3. 3 Bartolo Colón 2,535
  4. 4 Félix Hernández 2,524
  5. 5 Luis Tiant 2,416