Major League Baseball Players Born in Texas / Played in 2012

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 2012 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 Texas / Played in 2012

A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
Mike Adams Corpus Christi, Texas 1978-07-29 2004 Active
Matt Albers Houston, Texas 1983-01-20 2006 Active
Matt Albers Houston, Texas 1983-01-20 2006 Active
Brandon Allen Conroe, Texas 1986-02-12 2009 Active
Brandon Allen Conroe, Texas 1986-02-12 2009 Active
Brett Anderson Midland, Texas 1988-02-01 2009 Active
Scott Atchison Denton, Texas 1976-03-29 2004 Active
Homer Bailey La Grange, Texas 1986-05-03 2007 Active
Daniel Bard Houston, Texas 1985-06-25 2009 Active
Blake Beavan Irving, Texas 1989-01-17 2011 Active
Chad Beck Jasper, Texas 1985-01-17 2011 Active
Josh Beckett Spring, Texas 1980-05-15 2001 Active
Josh Beckett Spring, Texas 1980-05-15 2001 Active
Matt Belisle Austin, Texas 1980-06-06 2003 Active
Brandon Belt Nacogdoches, Texas 1988-04-20 2011 Active
Lance Berkman Waco, Texas 1976-02-10 1999 Active
Jason Bourgeois Houston, Texas 1982-01-04 2008 Active
Michael Bourn Houston, Texas 1982-12-27 2006 Active
Andrew Brown Dallas, Texas 1984-09-10 2011 Active
Jay Bruce Beaumont, Texas 1987-04-03 2008 Active
Clay Buchholz Nederland, Texas 1984-08-14 2007 Active
David Carpenter Arlington, Texas 1987-09-01 2012 Active
Matt Carpenter Sugar Land, Texas 1985-11-26 2011 Active
Andrew Cashner Conroe, Texas 1986-09-11 2010 Active
Randy Choate San Antonio, Texas 1975-09-05 2000 Active
Randy Choate San Antonio, Texas 1975-09-05 2000 Active
Carl Crawford Houston, Texas 1981-08-05 2002 Active
John Danks Austin, Texas 1985-04-15 2007 Active
Jordan Danks Austin, Texas 1986-08-07 2012 Active
Chris Davis Longview, Texas 1986-03-17 2008 Active
Sam Demel Channelview, Texas 1985-10-23 2010 Active
Kyle Drabek Victoria, Texas 1987-12-08 2010 Active
Zach Duke Clifton, Texas 1983-04-19 2005 Active
Adam Dunn Houston, Texas 1979-11-09 2001 Active
Nathan Eovaldi Houston, Texas 1990-02-13 2011 Active
Nathan Eovaldi Houston, Texas 1990-02-13 2011 Active
Tommy Field Austin, Texas 1987-02-22 2011 Active
Lew Ford Beaumont, Texas 1976-08-12 2003 2007
Sam Freeman Houston, Texas 1987-06-24 2012 Active
David Freese Corpus Christi, Texas 1983-04-28 2009 Active
Dillon Gee Cleburne, Texas 1986-04-28 2010 Active
Michael Gonzalez Corpus Christi, Texas 1978-05-23 2003 Active
Jeff Gray Texas City, Texas 1981-11-19 2008 Active
Javy Guerra Denton, Texas 1985-10-31 2011 Active
Eric Hacker Duncanville, Texas 1983-03-26 2009 Active
Scott Hairston Fort Worth, Texas 1980-05-25 2004 Active
Will Harris Houston, Texas 1984-08-28 2012 Active
Clay Hensley Tomball, Texas 1979-08-31 2005 Active
Chris Herrmann Tomball, Texas 1987-11-24 2012 Active
Brandon Hicks Houston, Texas 1985-09-04 2010 Active
Steven Hill Houston, Texas 1985-03-14 2010 Active
Bryan Holaday Dallas, Texas 1987-11-19 2012 Active
Brock Holt Stephenville, Texas 1988-06-11 2012 Active
Philip Humber Nacogdoches, Texas 1982-12-21 2006 Active
Austin Jackson Denton, Texas 1987-02-01 2010 Active
Paul Janish Houston, Texas 1982-10-12 2008 Active
Kelly Johnson Austin, Texas 1982-02-22 2005 Active
Kyle Kendrick Houston, Texas 1984-08-26 2007 Active
Clayton Kershaw Dallas, Texas 1988-03-19 2008 Active
Ryan Langerhans San Antonio, Texas 1980-02-20 2002 Active
Brad Lincoln Lake Jackson, Texas 1985-05-25 2010 Active
Brad Lincoln Lake Jackson, Texas 1985-05-25 2010 Active
Boone Logan San Antonio, Texas 1984-08-13 2006 Active
James Loney Houston, Texas 1984-05-07 2006 Active
James Loney Houston, Texas 1984-05-07 2006 Active
Mark Lowe Houston, Texas 1983-06-07 2006 Active
Lucas Luetge Brenham, Texas 1987-03-24 2012 Active
Jeff Manship San Antonio, Texas 1985-01-16 2009 Active
Mike McClendon Arlington, Texas 1985-04-03 2010 Active
Daniel McCutchen McKinney, Texas 1982-09-26 2009 Active
Will Middlebrooks Greenville, Texas 1988-09-09 2012 Active
Shelby Miller Houston, Texas 1990-10-10 2012 Active
Adam Moore Longview, Texas 1984-05-08 2009 Active
Dustin Moseley Texarkana, Texas 1981-12-26 2006 Active
David Murphy Houston, Texas 1981-10-18 2006 Active
Joe Nathan Houston, Texas 1974-11-22 1999 Active
Jeff Niemann Houston, Texas 1983-02-28 2008 Active
Jayson Nix Dallas, Texas 1982-08-26 2008 Active
Laynce Nix Houston, Texas 1980-10-30 2003 Active
Ross Ohlendorf Austin, Texas 1982-08-08 2007 Active
Logan Ondrusek Hallettsville, Texas 1985-02-13 2010 Active
Troy Patton Spring, Texas 1985-09-03 2007 Active
Hunter Pence Fort Worth, Texas 1983-04-13 2007 Active
Hunter Pence Fort Worth, Texas 1983-04-13 2007 Active
Cliff Pennington Corpus Christi, Texas 1984-06-15 2008 Active
Scott Podsednik West, Texas 1976-03-18 2001 Active
Stuart Pomeranz Dallas, Texas 1984-12-17 2012 Active
Omar Quintanilla El Paso, Texas 1981-10-24 2005 Active
Omar Quintanilla El Paso, Texas 1981-10-24 2005 Active
Brooks Raley San Antonio, Texas 1988-06-29 2012 Active
A.J. Ramos Lubbock, Texas 1986-09-20 2012 Active
Will Rhymes Houston, Texas 1983-04-01 2010 Active
Ryan Roberts Fort Worth, Texas 1980-09-19 2006 Active
Ryan Roberts Fort Worth, Texas 1980-09-19 2006 Active
Fernando Rodriguez El Paso, Texas 1984-06-18 2009 Active
Justin Ruggiano Austin, Texas 1982-04-12 2007 Active
Brian Sanches Beaumont, Texas 1978-08-08 2006 Active
Joe Savery Houston, Texas 1985-11-04 2011 Active
Kelly Shoppach Fort Worth, Texas 1980-04-29 2005 Active
Kelly Shoppach Fort Worth, Texas 1980-04-29 2005 Active
Chris Snyder Houston, Texas 1981-02-12 2004 Active
Zach Stewart Wichita Falls, Texas 1986-09-28 2011 Active
Zach Stewart Wichita Falls, Texas 1986-09-28 2011 Active
Huston Street Austin, Texas 1983-08-02 2005 Active
Drew Stubbs Texarkana, Texas 1984-10-04 2009 Active
Taylor Teagarden Dallas, Texas 1983-12-21 2008 Active
Tyler Thornburg Houston, Texas 1988-09-29 2012 Active
Shawn Tolleson Dallas, Texas 1988-01-19 2012 Active
Josh Tomlin Tyler, Texas 1984-10-19 2010 Active
Pedro Villarreal Edinburg, Texas 1987-12-09 2012 Active
Jordan Walden Fort Worth, Texas 1987-11-16 2010 Active
Kip Wells Houston, Texas 1977-04-21 1999 Active
Kerry Wood Irving, Texas 1977-06-16 1998 2012
Chris Young Dallas, Texas 1979-05-25 2004 Active
Chris Young Houston, Texas 1983-09-05 2006 Active
Matthew Young Temple, Texas 1982-10-03 2011 Active

Major League Baseball Players Born in Texas / Played in 2012


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:
 
1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885
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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