Major League Baseball Players Born in Florida / Played in 2003

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 2003 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 Florida / Played in 2003

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace

Andy Abad Palm Beach, Florida 1972-08-25 2001 2006
Juan Alvarez Coral Gables, Florida 1973-08-09 1999 2003
Bronson Arroyo Key West, Florida 1977-02-24 2000 Active
Jay Bell Eglin Air Force Base, Florida 1965-12-11 1986 2003
Brian Buchanan Miami, Florida 1973-07-21 2000 2004
Mike Bynum Tampa, Florida 1978-03-20 2002 2004
Marlon Byrd Boynton Beach, Florida 1977-08-30 2002 Active
Lance Carter Bradenton, Florida 1974-12-18 1999 2006
Kevin Cash Tampa, Florida 1977-12-06 2002 Active
Travis Chapman Jacksonville, Florida 1978-06-05 2003 2003
Vinnie Chulk Miami, Florida 1978-12-19 2003 2009
Jeff D'Amico St. Petersburg, Florida 1975-12-27 1996 2004
Eric DuBose Bradenton, Florida 1976-05-15 2002 2006
David Eckstein Sanford, Florida 1975-01-20 2001 Active
Bobby Estalella Hialeah, Florida 1974-08-23 1996 2004
Carl Everett Tampa, Florida 1971-06-03 1993 2006
Carl Everett Tampa, Florida 1971-06-03 1993 2006
Matt Ford Plantation, Florida 1981-04-08 2003 2003
Ryan Freel Jacksonville, Florida 1976-03-08 2001 2009
Alex Gonzalez Miami, Florida 1973-04-08 1994 2006
Luis Gonzalez Tampa, Florida 1967-09-03 1990 2008
Tom Gordon Sebring, Florida 1967-11-18 1988 2009
Ricky Gutierrez Miami, Florida 1970-05-23 1993 2004
Mike Hampton Brooksville, Florida 1972-09-09 1993 2010
Lenny Harris Miami, Florida 1964-10-28 1988 2005
Lenny Harris Miami, Florida 1964-10-28 1988 2005
Charles Johnson Fort Pierce, Florida 1971-07-20 1994 2005
Chipper Jones DeLand, Florida 1972-04-24 1993 Active
Greg Jones Clearwater, Florida 1976-11-15 2003 2007
Ryan Ludwick Satellite Beach, Florida 1978-07-13 2002 Active
Ryan Ludwick Satellite Beach, Florida 1978-07-13 2002 Active
Matt Mantei Tampa, Florida 1973-07-07 1995 2005
Mike Maroth Orlando, Florida 1977-08-17 2002 2007
Tino Martinez Tampa, Florida 1967-12-07 1990 2005
Fred McGriff Tampa, Florida 1963-10-31 1986 2004
Jason Michaels Tampa, Florida 1976-05-04 2001 Active
Brett Myers Jacksonville, Florida 1980-08-17 2002 Active
Lance Niekro Winter Haven, Florida 1979-01-29 2003 2007
Kevin Ohme Palm Beach, Florida 1971-04-13 2003 2003
Dean Palmer Tallahassee, Florida 1968-12-27 1989 2003
Herbert Perry Live Oak, Florida 1969-09-15 1994 2004
Carlos Reyes Miami, Florida 1969-04-04 1994 2003
John Riedling Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1975-08-29 2000 2005
Jason Romano Tampa, Florida 1979-06-24 2002 2005
Mandy Romero Miami, Florida 1967-10-29 1997 2003
Carl Sadler Gainesville, Florida 1976-10-11 2002 2003
Brian Schneider Jacksonville, Florida 1976-11-26 2000 Active
Bobby Seay Sarasota, Florida 1978-06-20 2001 2009
Gary Sheffield Tampa, Florida 1968-11-18 1988 2009
Scot Shields Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1975-07-22 2001 Active
Shane Spencer Key West, Florida 1972-02-20 1998 2004
Shane Spencer Key West, Florida 1972-02-20 1998 2004
Kevin Tolar Panama City, Florida 1971-01-28 2000 2003
Brian Tollberg Tampa, Florida 1972-09-16 2000 2003
T.J. Tucker Clearwater, Florida 1978-08-20 2000 2005
Doug Waechter St. Petersburg, Florida 1981-01-28 2003 2009
Tim Wakefield Melbourne, Florida 1966-08-02 1992 2011
Rickie Weeks Altamonte Springs, Florida 1982-09-13 2003 Active
Gabe White Sebring, Florida 1971-11-20 1994 2005
Gabe White Sebring, Florida 1971-11-20 1994 2005
Paul Wilson Orlando, Florida 1973-03-28 1996 2005
Mike Wood West Palm Beach, Florida 1980-04-26 2003 2007

Major League Baseball Players Born in Florida / Played in 2003



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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