"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 MexicoA Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace |
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Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
Juan Acevedo | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | 1970-05-05 | 1995 | 2003 |
Alfredo Aceves | San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico | 1982-12-08 | 2008 | 2014 |
Cy Acosta | El Sabino, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1946-11-22 | 1972 | 1975 |
Miguel Aguilar | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1991-09-26 | 2021 | Active |
Mel Almada | Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico | 1913-02-07 | 1933 | 1939 |
Gabe Alvarez | Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico | 1974-03-06 | 1998 | 2000 |
Tavo Alvarez | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1971-11-25 | 1995 | 1996 |
Victor Alvarez | Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1976-11-08 | 2002 | 2003 |
Ruben Amaro | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 1936-01-06 | 1958 | 1969 |
Alfredo Amezaga | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1978-01-16 | 2002 | 2011 |
Jonathan Aranda | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1998-05-23 | 2022 | Active |
Victor Arano | Cosamaloapan, Veracruz, Mexico | 1995-02-07 | 2017 | Active |
Javier Assad | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1997-07-30 | 2022 | Active |
Bobby Avila | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | 1924-04-02 | 1949 | 1959 |
Luis Ayala | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1978-01-12 | 2003 | 2013 |
Manny Banuelos | Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico | 1991-03-13 | 2015 | Active |
Salome Barojas | Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico | 1957-06-16 | 1982 | 1988 |
German Barranca | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | 1956-10-19 | 1979 | 1982 |
Francisco Barrios | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | 1953-06-10 | 1974 | 1981 |
Rigo Beltran | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1969-11-13 | 1997 | 2004 |
Andres Berumen | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1971-04-05 | 1995 | 1996 |
Jorge Campillo | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1978-08-10 | 2005 | 2009 |
Matias Carrillo | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1963-02-24 | 1991 | 1994 |
Humberto Castellanos | Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico | 1998-04-03 | 2020 | Active |
Vinny Castilla | Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico | 1967-07-04 | 1991 | 2006 |
Daniel Castro | Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico | 1992-11-14 | 2015 | Active |
Juan Castro | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1972-06-20 | 1995 | 2011 |
Jose Cecena | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1963-08-20 | 1988 | 1988 |
Juan Cerros | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 1976-09-25 | 2003 | 2003 |
Luis Cessa | Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico | 1992-04-25 | 2016 | Active |
Francisco Cordova | Cerro Azul, Veracruz, Mexico | 1972-04-26 | 1996 | 2000 |
David Cortes | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | 1973-10-15 | 1999 | 2006 |
Humberto Cota | San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico | 1979-02-07 | 2001 | 2007 |
Jesus Cruz | Salinas de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosi, Mexico | 1995-04-15 | 2020 | Active |
Luis Cruz | Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico | 1984-02-10 | 2008 | 2013 |
Jorge De La Rosa | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 1981-04-05 | 2004 | Active |
Miguel Del Toro | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1972-06-22 | 1999 | 2000 |
Elmer Dessens | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | 1971-01-13 | 1996 | 2010 |
Daniel Duarte | Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico | 1996-12-04 | 2022 | Active |
German Duran | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | 1984-08-03 | 2008 | 2008 |
Erubiel Durazo | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | 1974-01-23 | 1999 | 2005 |
Narciso Elvira | Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz, Mexico | 1967-10-29 | 1990 | 1990 |
Chico Escarrega | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1949-12-27 | 1982 | 1982 |
Frank Estrada | Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico | 1948-02-12 | 1971 | 1971 |
Marco Estrada | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1983-07-05 | 2008 | Active |
Hector Fajardo | Michoacan, Sahuayo, Mexico | 1970-11-16 | 1991 | 1995 |
Jesse Flores | Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | 1914-11-02 | 1942 | 1950 |
Yovani Gallardo | Penjamillo, Michoacan, Mexico | 1986-02-27 | 2007 | Active |
Giovanny Gallegos | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1991-08-14 | 2017 | Active |
Chico Garcia | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | 1924-12-24 | 1954 | 1954 |
Jaime Garcia | Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 1986-07-08 | 2008 | 2018 |
Karim Garcia | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1975-10-29 | 1995 | 2004 |
Luis Garcia | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | 1975-09-22 | 2002 | 2002 |
Daniel Garibay | Maneadero, Baja California, Mexico | 1973-02-14 | 2000 | 2000 |
Benji Gil | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1972-10-06 | 1993 | 2003 |
Geronimo Gil | Estacion Lagunas, Oaxaca, Mexico | 1975-08-07 | 2001 | 2007 |
Chile Gomez | Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1909-05-23 | 1935 | 1942 |
Luis Gomez | Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | 1951-08-19 | 1974 | 1981 |
Edgar Gonzalez | San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 1983-02-23 | 2003 | 2013 |
Luis Gonzalez | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | 1995-09-10 | 2020 | Active |
Miguel González | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | 1984-05-27 | 2012 | Active |
Victor González | Tuxpan, Nayarit, Mexico | 1995-11-16 | 2020 | Active |
Bob Greenwood | Cananea, Sonora, Mexico | 1928-03-13 | 1954 | 1955 |
Rudy Hernandez | Empalme, Sonora, Mexico | 1951-10-18 | 1972 | 1972 |
Bobby Herrera | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 1926-07-26 | 1951 | 1951 |
Teddy Higuera | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1958-11-09 | 1985 | 1994 |
German Jimenez | Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, Mexico | 1962-12-05 | 1988 | 1988 |
Houston Jimenez | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | 1957-10-30 | 1983 | 1988 |
Alejandro Kirk | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1998-11-06 | 2020 | Active |
Arnold Leon | Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1988-09-06 | 2015 | 2016 |
Max Leon | Poza Honda, Veracruz, Mexico | 1950-02-04 | 1973 | 1978 |
Esteban Loaiza | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1971-12-31 | 1995 | 2008 |
Alejo Lopez | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | 1996-05-05 | 2021 | Active |
Arturo Lopez | Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1983-02-22 | 2009 | 2009 |
Aurelio Lopez | Tecamachalco, Puebla, Mexico | 1948-09-21 | 1974 | 1987 |
Carlos Lopez | Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1948-09-27 | 1976 | 1978 |
Irving Lopez | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | 1995-06-30 | 2023 | Active |
Rodrigo Lopez | Tlalnepantla, Estado de Mexico, Mexico | 1975-12-14 | 2000 | 2012 |
Memo Luna | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | 1930-06-25 | 1954 | 1954 |
Ever Magallanes | El Sauz, Chihuahua, Mexico | 1965-11-06 | 1991 | 1991 |
Isidro Marquez | Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico | 1965-05-15 | 1995 | 1995 |
Adrian Martinez | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | 1996-12-10 | 2022 | Active |
Luis Mendoza | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | 1983-10-31 | 2007 | 2013 |
Mario Mendoza | Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico | 1950-12-26 | 1974 | 1982 |
Joey Meneses | Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1992-05-06 | 2022 | Active |
Sid Monge | Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico | 1951-04-11 | 1975 | 1984 |
Felipe Montemayor | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 1928-02-07 | 1953 | 1955 |
Andres Mora | Rio Bravo, Coahuila, Mexico | 1955-05-25 | 1976 | 1980 |
Angel Moreno | Soledad de Doblado, Veracruz, Mexico | 1955-06-06 | 1981 | 1982 |
Noe Munoz | San Cristobal, Estado de Mexico, Mexico | 1967-11-11 | 1995 | 1995 |
Andrés Muñoz | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1999-01-16 | 2019 | Active |
Miguel Ojeda | Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico | 1975-01-29 | 2003 | 2006 |
Jorge Orta | Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1950-11-26 | 1972 | 1987 |
Antonio Osuna | Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1973-04-12 | 1995 | 2005 |
Roberto Osuna | Juan José Ríos, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1995-02-07 | 2015 | Active |
Vicente Palacios | Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz, Mexico | 1963-07-19 | 1987 | 2000 |
Isaac Paredes | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | 1999-02-18 | 2020 | Active |
Jose Pena | Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | 1942-12-03 | 1969 | 1972 |
Ramiro Pena | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 1985-07-18 | 2009 | 2016 |
Tony Perezchica | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | 1966-04-20 | 1988 | 1992 |
Horacio Pina | Matamoros, Coahuila, Mexico | 1945-03-12 | 1968 | 1978 |
Miguel Puente | San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico | 1948-05-08 | 1970 | 1970 |
Alfonso Pulido | Tierra Blanca, Veracruz, Mexico | 1957-01-23 | 1983 | 1986 |
Oliver Pérez | Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1981-08-15 | 2002 | Active |
Esteban Quiroz | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1992-02-17 | 2022 | Active |
Roberto Ramirez | Vega de Alatorre, Veracruz, Mexico | 1972-08-17 | 1998 | 1999 |
Dennys Reyes | Higuera de Zaragoza, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1977-04-19 | 1997 | 2011 |
Gerardo Reyes | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 1993-05-13 | 2019 | Active |
Armando Reynoso | San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico | 1966-05-01 | 1991 | 2002 |
Ricardo Rincon | Cuitlahuac, Veracruz, Mexico | 1970-04-13 | 1997 | 2008 |
Luis Rivera | Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico | 1978-06-21 | 2000 | 2000 |
Oscar Robles | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1976-04-09 | 2005 | 2007 |
Sergio Robles | Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico | 1946-04-16 | 1972 | 1976 |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Cananea, Sonora, Mexico | 1947-12-28 | 1967 | 1983 |
Carlos Rodriguez | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | 1967-11-01 | 1991 | 1995 |
Francisco Rodriguez | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | 1983-02-26 | 2010 | 2011 |
Rosario Rodriguez | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1969-07-08 | 1989 | 1991 |
Manuel Rodríguez | Merida, Yucatan, Mexico | 1996-08-06 | 2021 | Active |
Enrique Romo | Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico | 1947-07-15 | 1977 | 1982 |
Vicente Romo | Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico | 1943-04-12 | 1968 | 1982 |
Jorge Rubio | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | 1945-04-23 | 1966 | 1967 |
Fernando Salas | Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico | 1985-05-30 | 2010 | Active |
Cesar Salazar | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | 1996-03-15 | 2023 | Active |
Celerino Sanchez | El Guayabal, Veracruz, Mexico | 1944-02-03 | 1972 | 1973 |
Freddy Sandoval | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1982-08-16 | 2008 | 2009 |
Jose Silva | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | 1973-12-19 | 1996 | 2002 |
Walter Silva | Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1977-01-04 | 2009 | 2009 |
Ali Solis | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | 1987-09-29 | 2012 | 2014 |
Marcelino Solis | Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico | 1930-07-19 | 1958 | 1958 |
Joakim Soria | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | 1984-05-18 | 2007 | 2021 |
Jose Tolentino | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | 1961-06-03 | 1991 | 1991 |
Hector Torres | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 1945-09-16 | 1968 | 1977 |
Alex Trevino | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 1957-08-26 | 1978 | 1990 |
Bobby Trevino | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 1945-08-15 | 1968 | 1968 |
José Urquidy | Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1995-05-01 | 2019 | Active |
Julio Urías | Culiacan Rosales, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1996-08-12 | 2016 | Active |
Luis Urías | Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico | 1997-06-03 | 2018 | Active |
Ramón Urías | Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico | 1994-06-03 | 2020 | Active |
Ismael Valdez | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 1973-08-21 | 1994 | 2005 |
Mario Valdez | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1974-11-19 | 1997 | 2001 |
Benny Valenzuela | Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico | 1933-06-02 | 1958 | 1958 |
Fernando Valenzuela | Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico | 1960-11-01 | 1980 | 1997 |
Cesar Vargas | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico | 1991-12-30 | 2016 | 2016 |
Guillermo Velasquez | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | 1968-04-23 | 1992 | 1993 |
Hector Velazquez | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico | 1988-11-26 | 2017 | Active |
Christian Villanueva | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | 1991-06-19 | 2017 | Active |
Oscar Villarreal | San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico | 1981-11-22 | 2003 | 2008 |
Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
Major League Baseball Players Born in Mexico |
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