"For starting pitchers we have two Dominicans, one Italian, one Mexican and one Japanese. In the bullpen we have a Venezuelan, a Mexican, a guy from the United States and a guy from St. Louis." - Los Angeles Dodger / Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda (AP Wire, 08/18/1999)
Major League Baseball Players Born in Cuba / Played in 2018A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace |
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Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
José Abreu | Cruces, Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1987-01-29 | 2014 | Active |
Yonder Alonso | Havana, Cuba | 1987-04-08 | 2010 | 2019 |
Yoenis Cespedes | Campechuela, Granma Province, Cuba | 1985-10-18 | 2012 | Active |
Aroldis Chapman | Holguin, Cuba | 1988-02-28 | 2010 | Active |
Nestor Cortes | Surgidero de Batabano, Cuba | 1994-12-10 | 2018 | Active |
Odrisamer Despaigne | Havana, Cuba | 1987-04-04 | 2014 | Active |
Aledmys Díaz | Santa Clara, Cuba | 1990-08-01 | 2016 | Active |
Yandy Díaz | Sagua la Grande, Cuba | 1991-08-08 | 2017 | Active |
Roenis Elías | Guantanamo, Guantánamo Province, Cuba | 1988-08-01 | 2014 | Active |
Jose Miguel Fernandez | Villa Clara, Cuba | 1988-04-27 | 2018 | Active |
Adolis García | Ciego de Avila, Cuba | 1993-03-02 | 2018 | Active |
Yasmani Grandal | Havana, Cuba | 1988-11-08 | 2012 | Active |
Yuli Gurriel | Sancti Spiritus, Cuba | 1984-06-09 | 2016 | Active |
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | Sancti Spiritus, Cuba | 1993-10-19 | 2018 | Active |
Adeiny Hechavarría | Santiago De Cuba, Cuba | 1989-04-15 | 2012 | Active |
Guillermo Heredia | Matanzas, Matanzas, Cuba | 1991-01-31 | 2016 | Active |
José Iglesias | Havana, Cuba | 1990-01-05 | 2011 | Active |
Raisel Iglesias | Isla de la Juventud, Cuba | 1990-01-04 | 2015 | Active |
Yoan López | Nueva Gerona, Cuba | 1993-01-02 | 2018 | Active |
Leonys Martin | Corralillo, Villa Clara Province, Cuba | 1988-03-06 | 2011 | Active |
Ariel Miranda | Havana, Cuba | 1989-01-10 | 2016 | Active |
Yoán Moncada | Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1995-05-27 | 2016 | Active |
Kendrys Morales | Fomento, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba | 1983-06-20 | 2006 | 2019 |
Yasiel Puig | Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1990-12-07 | 2013 | Active |
Cionel Pérez | Havana, Cuba | 1996-04-21 | 2018 | Active |
Jorge Soler | Havana, Cuba | 1992-02-25 | 2014 | Active |
Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
Major League Baseball Players Born in Cuba / Played in 2018 |
Did you know that Jose Canseco was the first foreign-born (Cuba) player to reach the four-hundred home runs plateau? Did you know that Sammy Sosa was the first foreign-born (Dominican Republic) player to reach the five-hundred home runs plateau?
Baseball Almanac is aware that researching baseball players by their place of birth is common data found easily on the Internet today. We, as you are well aware, enjoy taking that extra step here and have taken that common data and added this amazing chart which will enable you to see a historical breakdown of players from any given year in history by their place of birth:
If you would like to see a comprehensive list broken down by country of the first player born in a country or territory other than the United States of America, we have one in our Famous First section called Foreign Born Baseball Players.