Major League Baseball Players Born in Mexico

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. 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.

The research below is a comprehensive historical analysis of every major league baseball player born in Mexico. Selecting a player's name will bring up his statistics page and selecting a column title (Birthplace, Debut Year, Final Year) will allow you to re-sort the data.
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"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 Mexico

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace

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

Major League Baseball Players Born in Mexico

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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:

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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.