Major League Baseball Players Born in Venezuela / Played in 2005

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 table below is a comprehensive historical analysis of every major league baseball player's birth place during the 2005 season. 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.
"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 Venezuela / Played in 2005

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
William Bergolla Carabobo, Valencia, Venezuela 1983-02-04 2005 2005
Miguel Perez Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1983-09-25 2005 2005
Ugueth Urbina Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1974-02-15 1995 2005
Felix Escalona Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela 1979-03-12 2002 2005
Alejandro Machado Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1982-04-26 2005 2005
Andy Machado Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1981-01-25 2003 2005
Andy Machado Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1981-01-25 2003 2005
Wilson Alvarez Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela 1970-03-24 1989 2005
Alejandro Freire Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1974-08-23 2005 2005
Ugueth Urbina Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1974-02-15 1995 2005
Eddie Perez Ciudad Ojeda, Zulia, Venezuela 1968-05-04 1995 2005
Richard Hidalgo Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1975-06-28 1997 2005
Roger Cedeno Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela 1974-08-16 1995 2005
Edgardo Alfonzo Santa Teresa, Miranda, Venezuela 1973-11-08 1995 2006
Giovanni Carrara El Tigre, Anzoategui, Venezuela 1968-03-04 1995 2006
Wiki Gonzalez Ciudad Aragua, Aragua, Venezuela 1974-05-17 1999 2006
Roberto Petagine Nueva Esparta, Venezuela 1971-06-07 1994 2006
Luis Gonzalez Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela 1979-06-26 2004 2006
Geremi Gonzalez Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela 1975-01-08 1997 2006
Danny Sandoval Lara, Venezuela 1979-04-07 2005 2006
Victor Zambrano Los Teques, Miranda, Venezuela 1975-08-06 2001 2007
Ray Olmedo Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela 1981-05-31 2003 2007
Marcos Carvajal Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar, Venezuela 1984-08-19 2005 2007
Luis Rivas La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela 1979-08-30 2000 2008
Tomas Perez Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela 1973-12-29 1995 2008
Jose Castillo Las Mercedes, Guarico, Venezuela 1981-03-19 2004 2008
Tony Armas, Jr. Puerto Piritu, Anzoategui, Venezuela 1978-04-29 1999 2008
Yorman Bazardo Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela 1984-07-11 2005 2009
Raul Chavez Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela 1973-03-17 1996 2009
Kelvim Escobar La Guaira, Vargas, Venezuela 1976-04-11 1997 2009
Jorge Julio Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1979-03-03 2001 2009
Carlos Guillen Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela 1975-09-30 1998 2011
Magglio Ordonez Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1974-01-28 1997 2011
Johan Santana Tovar, Merida, Venezuela 1979-03-13 2000 Active
Carlos Silva Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar, Venezuela 1979-04-23 2002 Active
Alex Gonzalez Cagua, Aragua, Venezuela 1977-02-15 1998 Active
Juan Rivera Guarenas, Miranda, Venezuela 1978-04-03 2001 Active
Guillermo Quiroz Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela 1981-11-29 2004 Active
Miguel Cabrera Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela 1983-04-18 2003 Active
Yorvit Torrealba Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1978-07-19 2001 Active
Omar Vizquel Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1967-04-24 1989 Active
Wilfredo Ledezma Calabozo, Guarico, Venezuela 1981-01-21 2003 Active
Maicer Izturis Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela 1980-09-12 2004 Active
Gustavo Chacin Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela 1980-11-04 2004 Active
Cesar Izturis Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela 1980-02-10 2001 Active
Dioner Navarro Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1984-02-09 2004 Active
Melvin Mora Agua Negra, Yaracuy, Venezuela 1972-02-07 1999 Active
Francisco Rodriguez Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1982-01-07 2002 Active
Andres Blanco Urama, Carabobo, Venezuela 1984-04-11 2004 Active
Humberto Quintero Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela 1979-08-02 2003 Active
Endy Chavez Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela 1978-02-07 2001 Active
Felix Hernandez Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela 1986-04-08 2005 Active
Omar Infante Puerto La Cruz, Anzoategui, Venezuela 1981-12-26 2002 Active
Miguel Cairo Anaco, Anzoategui, Venezuela 1974-05-04 1996 Active
Ronny Cedeno Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela 1983-02-02 2005 Active
Victor Martinez Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar, Venezuela 1978-12-23 2002 Active
Carlos Zambrano Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela 1981-06-01 2001 Active
Henry Blanco Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1971-08-29 1997 Active
Freddy Garcia Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1976-10-06 1999 Active
Juan Rincon Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela 1979-01-23 2001 Active
Marco Scutaro San Felipe, Yaracuy, Venezuela 1975-10-30 2002 Active
Franklin Gutierrez Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1983-02-21 2005 Active
Yorvit Torrealba Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1978-07-19 2001 Active
Jose Lopez Barcelona, Anzoategui, Venezuela 1983-11-24 2004 Active
Ramon Hernandez Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela 1976-05-20 1999 Active
Endy Chavez Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela 1978-02-07 2001 Active
Rafael Betancourt Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela 1975-04-29 2003 Active
Bobby Abreu Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela 1974-03-11 1996 Active
Luis Rodriguez San Carlos, Cojedes, Venezuela 1980-06-27 2005 Active

Major League Baseball Players Born in Venezuela / Played in 2005


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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1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895
1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905
1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915
1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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.
     

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