"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 CubaA Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace |
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Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
José Abreu | Cruces, Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1987-01-29 | 2014 | Active |
Jose Acosta | Havana, Cuba | 1891-03-04 | 1920 | 1922 |
Merito Acosta | Bauta, Artemisa, Cuba | 1896-05-19 | 1913 | 1918 |
Rafael Almeida | Havana, Cuba | 1887-07-30 | 1911 | 1913 |
Luis Aloma | Havana, Cuba | 1923-07-23 | 1950 | 1953 |
Yonder Alonso | Havana, Cuba | 1987-04-08 | 2010 | 2019 |
Dariel Alvarez | Camaguey, Cuba | 1988-11-07 | 2015 | 2016 |
Ossie Alvarez | Matanzas, Cuba | 1933-10-19 | 1958 | 1959 |
Rogelio Alvarez | Pinar del Rio, Cuba | 1938-04-18 | 1960 | 1962 |
Yordan Alvarez | Las Tunas, Las Tunas, Cuba | 1997-06-27 | 2019 | Active |
Vicente Amor | Havana, Cuba | 1932-08-08 | 1955 | 1957 |
Sandy Amoros | Havana, Cuba | 1930-01-30 | 1952 | 1960 |
Angel Aragon | Havana, Cuba | 1890-08-02 | 1914 | 1917 |
Jack Aragon | Havana, Cuba | 1915-11-20 | 1941 | 1941 |
Jose Arcia | Havana, Cuba | 1943-08-22 | 1968 | 1970 |
Rudy Arias | Las Villas, Cuba | 1931-06-06 | 1959 | 1959 |
Rogelio Armenteros | Havana, Cuba | 1994-06-30 | 2019 | Active |
Rene Arocha | Havana, Cuba | 1966-02-24 | 1993 | 1997 |
Randy Arozarena | Havana, Cuba | 1995-02-28 | 2019 | Active |
Rolando Arrojo | Havana, Cuba | 1968-07-18 | 1998 | 2002 |
Erisbel Arruebarrena | Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1990-03-25 | 2014 | 2014 |
Joe Azcue | Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1939-08-18 | 1960 | 1972 |
Danys Baez | Pinar del Rio, Cuba | 1977-09-10 | 2001 | 2011 |
Michel Baez | Havana, Cuba | 1996-01-21 | 2019 | Active |
José Barrero | Havana, Cuba | 1998-04-05 | 2020 | Active |
Ed Bauta | Florida, Camagüey, Cuba | 1935-01-06 | 1960 | 1964 |
Julio Becquer | Havana, Cuba | 1931-12-20 | 1955 | 1963 |
Yuniesky Betancourt | Santa Clara, Cuba | 1982-01-31 | 2005 | 2013 |
Dairon Blanco | Florida, Camaguey, Cuba | 1993-04-26 | 2022 | Active |
Ronald Bolaños | Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba | 1996-08-23 | 2019 | Active |
Francisley Bueno | Havana, Cuba | 1981-03-05 | 2008 | 2014 |
Jack Calvo | Havana, Cuba | 1894-06-11 | 1913 | 1920 |
Bert Campaneris | Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba | 1942-03-09 | 1964 | 1983 |
Frank Campos | Havana, Cuba | 1924-05-11 | 1951 | 1953 |
Barbaro Canizares | Havana, Cuba | 1979-11-21 | 2009 | 2009 |
Yennier Cano | Havana, Cuba | 1994-03-09 | 2022 | Active |
Jose Canseco | Havana, Cuba | 1964-07-02 | 1985 | 2001 |
Ozzie Canseco | Havana, Cuba | 1964-07-02 | 1990 | 1993 |
Jose Cardenal | Matanzas, Cuba | 1943-10-07 | 1963 | 1980 |
Leo Cardenas | Matanzas, Cuba | 1938-12-17 | 1960 | 1975 |
Paul Casanova | Perico, Matanzas, Cuba | 1941-12-21 | 1965 | 1974 |
Alberto Castillo | Havana City, Cuba | 1975-07-05 | 2008 | 2011 |
Rusney Castillo | Ciego de Avila, Cuba | 1987-09-07 | 2014 | 2016 |
Yoenis Cespedes | Campechuela, Granma Province, Cuba | 1985-10-18 | 2012 | Active |
Aroldis Chapman | Holguin, Cuba | 1988-02-28 | 2010 | Active |
Oscar Colás | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 1998-09-17 | 2023 | Active |
Jorge Comellas | Havana, Cuba | 1916-12-07 | 1945 | 1945 |
Gerardo Concepcion | Havana, Cuba | 1992-02-29 | 2016 | 2016 |
Sandy Consuegra | Potrerillos, Cuba | 1920-09-03 | 1950 | 1957 |
Jose Contreras | Las Martinas, Cuba | 1971-12-06 | 2003 | 2013 |
Nestor Cortes | Surgidero de Batabano, Cuba | 1994-12-10 | 2018 | Active |
Mike Cuellar | Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba | 1937-05-08 | 1959 | 1977 |
Bert Cueto | San Luis, Pinar del Rio, Cuba | 1937-08-14 | 1961 | 1961 |
Manuel Cueto | Guanajay, Cuba | 1892-02-08 | 1914 | 1919 |
Tommy de la Cruz | Marianao, Cuba | 1911-09-18 | 1944 | 1944 |
Miguel de la Hoz | Havana, Cuba | 1938-10-02 | 1960 | 1969 |
Juan Delis | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 1928-02-27 | 1955 | 1955 |
Odrisamer Despaigne | Havana, Cuba | 1987-04-04 | 2014 | Active |
Orestes Destrade | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 1962-05-08 | 1987 | 1994 |
Juan Diaz | San Jose de las Lajas, Cuba | 1974-02-19 | 2002 | 2002 |
Yusniel Diaz | Havana, Cuba | 1996-10-07 | 2022 | Active |
Pedro Dibut | Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1892-11-18 | 1924 | 1925 |
Lino Donoso | Havana, Cuba | 1922-09-23 | 1955 | 1956 |
Aledmys Díaz | Santa Clara, Cuba | 1990-08-01 | 2016 | Active |
Yandy Díaz | Sagua la Grande, Cuba | 1991-08-08 | 2017 | Active |
Roenis Elías | Guantanamo, Guantánamo Province, Cuba | 1988-08-01 | 2014 | Active |
Yunel Escobar | Havana, Cuba | 1982-11-02 | 2007 | 2017 |
Bobby Estalella | Cardenas, Cuba | 1911-04-25 | 1935 | 1949 |
Oscar Estrada | Havana, Cuba | 1904-02-15 | 1929 | 1929 |
Chico Fernandez | Havana, Cuba | 1932-03-02 | 1956 | 1963 |
Chico Fernandez | Havana, Cuba | 1939-04-23 | 1968 | 1968 |
Jose Miguel Fernandez | Villa Clara, Cuba | 1988-04-27 | 2018 | Active |
Osvaldo Fernandez | Holguin, Cuba | 1968-11-04 | 1996 | 2001 |
José Fernández | Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba | 1992-07-31 | 2013 | 2016 |
Angel Fleitas | Los Abreus, Cuba | 1914-11-10 | 1948 | 1948 |
Mike Fornieles | Havana, Cuba | 1932-01-18 | 1952 | 1963 |
Tony Fossas | Havana, Cuba | 1957-09-23 | 1988 | 1999 |
Tito Fuentes | Havana, Cuba | 1944-01-04 | 1965 | 1978 |
Barbaro Garbey | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 1956-12-04 | 1984 | 1988 |
Adonis Garcia | Ciego de Avila, Cuba | 1985-04-12 | 2015 | 2017 |
Onelki Garcia | Guantanamo, Cuba | 1989-08-02 | 2013 | 2017 |
Ramon Garcia | La Esperanza, Cuba | 1924-03-05 | 1948 | 1948 |
Adolis García | Ciego de Avila, Cuba | 1993-03-02 | 2018 | Active |
Preston Gomez | Central Preston, Oriente, Cuba | 1923-04-20 | 1944 | 1944 |
Vince Gonzales | Quivican, Cuba | 1925-09-28 | 1955 | 1955 |
Eusebio Gonzalez | Havana, Cuba | 1892-07-13 | 1918 | 1918 |
Julio Gonzalez | Banes, Cuba | 1920-12-20 | 1949 | 1949 |
Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez | Havana, Cuba | 1986-09-23 | 2014 | 2014 |
Mike Gonzalez | Havana, Cuba | 1890-09-24 | 1912 | 1932 |
Orlando Gonzalez | Havana, Cuba | 1951-11-15 | 1976 | 1980 |
Tony Gonzalez | Central Cunagua, Cuba | 1936-08-28 | 1960 | 1971 |
Yasmani Grandal | Havana, Cuba | 1988-11-08 | 2012 | Active |
Mike Guerra | Havana, Cuba | 1912-10-11 | 1937 | 1951 |
Alex Guerrero | Las Tunas, Las Tunas Province, Cuba | 1986-11-20 | 2014 | 2015 |
Yuli Gurriel | Sancti Spiritus, Cuba | 1984-06-09 | 2016 | Active |
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | Sancti Spiritus, Cuba | 1993-10-19 | 2018 | Active |
Vladimir Gutierrez | Havana, Cuba | 1995-09-18 | 2021 | Active |
Adeiny Hechavarría | Santiago De Cuba, Cuba | 1989-04-15 | 2012 | Active |
Guillermo Heredia | Matanzas, Matanzas, Cuba | 1991-01-31 | 2016 | Active |
Adrian Hernandez | Havana, Cuba | 1974-08-30 | 2001 | 2004 |
Chico Hernandez | Havana, Cuba | 1916-01-03 | 1942 | 1943 |
Evelio Hernandez | Guanabacoa, Cuba | 1931-12-24 | 1956 | 1957 |
Jackie Hernandez | Central Tinguaro, Cuba | 1940-09-11 | 1965 | 1973 |
Livan Hernandez | Villa Clara, Cuba | 1975-02-20 | 1996 | 2012 |
Michel Hernandez | Havana, Cuba | 1978-08-12 | 2003 | 2009 |
Orlando Hernandez | Havana, Cuba | 1965-10-11 | 1998 | 2007 |
Yadiel Hernandez | Matanzas, Cuba | 1987-10-09 | 2020 | Active |
Daysbel Hernández | Sandino, Cuba | 1996-09-15 | 2023 | Active |
Mike Herrera | Havana, Cuba | 1892-12-19 | 1925 | 1926 |
Pancho Herrera | Santiago de las Vegas, Cuba | 1934-06-16 | 1958 | 1961 |
Yoslan Herrera | Pinar Del Rio, Cuba | 1981-04-28 | 2008 | 2008 |
Dalier Hinojosa | Isla de la Juventud, Cuba | 1986-02-10 | 2015 | 2016 |
Andy Ibáñez | Havana, Cuba | 1993-04-03 | 2021 | Active |
José Iglesias | Havana, Cuba | 1990-01-05 | 2011 | Active |
Raisel Iglesias | Isla de la Juventud, Cuba | 1990-01-04 | 2015 | Active |
Hank Izquierdo | Matanzas, Cuba | 1931-03-20 | 1967 | 1967 |
Hansel Izquierdo | Havana, Cuba | 1977-01-02 | 2002 | 2002 |
George Lauzerique | Havana, Cuba | 1947-07-22 | 1967 | 1970 |
Raudel Lazo | Pinar del Rio, Cuba | 1989-04-12 | 2015 | 2015 |
Izzy Leon | Cruces, Cuba | 1911-01-04 | 1945 | 1945 |
Marcelino Lopez | Havana, Cuba | 1943-09-23 | 1963 | 1972 |
Ramon Lopez | Las Villas, Cuba | 1933-05-26 | 1966 | 1966 |
Dolf Luque | Havana, Cuba | 1890-08-04 | 1914 | 1935 |
Yoan López | Nueva Gerona, Cuba | 1993-01-02 | 2018 | Active |
Hector Maestri | Havana, Cuba | 1935-04-19 | 1960 | 1961 |
Connie Marrero | Sagua La Grande, Cuba | 1911-04-25 | 1950 | 1954 |
Eli Marrero | Havana, Cuba | 1973-11-17 | 1997 | 2006 |
Armando Marsans | Matanzas, Cuba | 1887-10-03 | 1911 | 1918 |
Leonys Martin | Corralillo, Villa Clara Province, Cuba | 1988-03-06 | 2011 | Active |
Hector Martinez | Las Villas, Cuba | 1939-05-11 | 1962 | 1963 |
Jose Martinez | Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba | 1942-07-26 | 1969 | 1970 |
Marty Martinez | Havana, Cuba | 1941-08-23 | 1962 | 1972 |
Rogelio Martinez | Cidra, Matanzas, Cuba | 1918-11-05 | 1950 | 1950 |
Tony Martinez | Perico, Cuba | 1940-03-18 | 1963 | 1966 |
J.P. Martínez | Baracoa, Cuba | 1996-03-21 | 2023 | Active |
Yunesky Maya | Pinar del Rio, Cuba | 1981-08-28 | 2010 | 2013 |
Orlando McFarlane | Oriente, Cuba | 1935-06-28 | 1962 | 1968 |
Victor Mederos | Santa Clara, Cuba | 2001-06-08 | 2023 | Active |
Roman Mejias | Abreus, Cuba | 1925-08-09 | 1955 | 1964 |
Minnie Mendoza | Ceiba del Agua, Cuba | 1934-12-03 | 1970 | 1970 |
Tony Menendez | Havana, Cuba | 1965-02-20 | 1992 | 1994 |
Minnie Minoso | Perico, Cuba | 1923-11-29 | 1949 | 1980 |
Ariel Miranda | Havana, Cuba | 1989-01-10 | 2016 | Active |
Juan Miranda | Consolacion del Sur, Cuba | 1983-04-25 | 2008 | 2011 |
Willy Miranda | Velasco, Cuba | 1926-05-24 | 1951 | 1959 |
Yoán Moncada | Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1995-05-27 | 2016 | Active |
Aurelio Monteagudo | Caibarien, Cuba | 1943-11-19 | 1963 | 1973 |
Rene Monteagudo | Havana, Cuba | 1916-03-12 | 1938 | 1945 |
Manny Montejo | Caibarien, Cuba | 1935-10-16 | 1961 | 1961 |
Kendrys Morales | Fomento, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba | 1983-06-20 | 2006 | 2019 |
Adrian Morejon | Havana, Cuba | 1999-02-27 | 2019 | Active |
Danny Morejon | Havana, Cuba | 1930-07-21 | 1958 | 1958 |
Julio Moreno | Guines, Cuba | 1921-01-28 | 1950 | 1953 |
Cholly Naranjo | Havana, Cuba | 1933-11-25 | 1956 | 1956 |
Adrian Nieto | Havana, Cuba | 1989-11-12 | 2014 | 2014 |
Ray Noble | Central Hatillo, Cuba | 1919-03-15 | 1951 | 1953 |
Vladimir Nunez | Havana, Cuba | 1975-03-15 | 1998 | 2009 |
Darien Núñez | Las Tunas, Cuba | 1993-03-19 | 2021 | Active |
Tony Oliva | Pinar del Rio, Cuba | 1938-07-20 | 1962 | 1976 |
Hector Olivera | Havana, Cuba | 1985-04-05 | 2015 | 2016 |
Jorge Ona | Havana, Cuba | 1996-12-31 | 2020 | Active |
Tony Ordenana | Guanabacoa, Cuba | 1918-10-30 | 1943 | 1943 |
Rey Ordonez | Havana, Cuba | 1971-01-11 | 1996 | 2004 |
Eddie Oropesa | Colon, Cuba | 1971-11-23 | 2001 | 2004 |
Bill Ortega | Havana, Cuba | 1975-07-24 | 2001 | 2001 |
Baby Ortiz | Camaguey, Cuba | 1919-12-05 | 1944 | 1944 |
Roberto Ortiz | Camaguey, Cuba | 1915-06-30 | 1941 | 1950 |
Reggie Otero | Havana, Cuba | 1915-09-07 | 1945 | 1945 |
Johan Oviedo | Havana, Cuba | 1998-03-02 | 2020 | Active |
Rafael Palmeiro | Havana, Cuba | 1964-09-24 | 1986 | 2005 |
Emilio Palmero | Guanabacoa, Cuba | 1895-06-13 | 1915 | 1928 |
Camilo Pascual | Havana, Cuba | 1934-01-20 | 1954 | 1971 |
Carlos Pascual | Havana, Cuba | 1931-03-13 | 1950 | 1950 |
Carlos Paula | Havana, Cuba | 1927-11-28 | 1954 | 1956 |
Chick Pedroes | Havana, Cuba | 1869-10-27 | 1902 | 1902 |
Brayan Pena | Havana, Cuba | 1982-01-07 | 2005 | 2016 |
Orlando Pena | Victoria de Las Tunas, Cuba | 1933-11-17 | 1958 | 1975 |
Tony Perez | Ciego de Avila, Cuba | 1942-05-14 | 1964 | 1986 |
Leo Posada | Havana, Cuba | 1934-04-01 | 1960 | 1962 |
Ariel Prieto | Havana, Cuba | 1969-10-22 | 1995 | 2001 |
Yasiel Puig | Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1990-12-07 | 2013 | Active |
Cionel Pérez | Havana, Cuba | 1996-04-21 | 2018 | Active |
Alexei Ramirez | Pinar del Rio, Cuba | 1981-09-22 | 2008 | 2016 |
Bobby Ramos | Havana, Cuba | 1955-11-05 | 1978 | 1984 |
Pedro Ramos | Pinar Del Rio, Cuba | 1935-04-28 | 1955 | 1970 |
Rangel Ravelo | Havana, Cuba | 1992-04-24 | 2019 | Active |
Nap Reyes | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 1919-11-24 | 1943 | 1950 |
Luis Robert Jr. | Guantanamo, Cuba | 1997-08-03 | 2020 | Active |
Armando Roche | Havana, Cuba | 1926-12-07 | 1945 | 1945 |
Eddy Rodriguez | Villa Clara, Cuba | 1985-12-01 | 2012 | 2012 |
Freddy Rodriguez | Havana, Cuba | 1924-04-29 | 1958 | 1959 |
Hector Rodriguez | Alquizar, Cuba | 1920-06-13 | 1952 | 1952 |
Jose Rodriguez | Havana, Cuba | 1894-02-23 | 1916 | 1918 |
Cookie Rojas | Havana, Cuba | 1939-03-06 | 1962 | 1977 |
Minnie Rojas | Remidios, Cuba | 1933-11-26 | 1966 | 1968 |
Chico Ruiz | Santo Domingo, Cuba | 1938-12-05 | 1964 | 1971 |
Norge Ruiz | Camaguey, Cuba | 1994-03-15 | 2022 | Active |
Alex Sanchez | Havana, Cuba | 1976-08-26 | 2001 | 2005 |
Israel Sanchez | Falcon Lasvias, Cuba | 1963-08-20 | 1988 | 1990 |
Raul Sanchez | Marianao, Cuba | 1930-12-12 | 1952 | 1960 |
Amauri Sanit | Havana, Cuba | 1979-07-04 | 2011 | 2011 |
Nelson Santovenia | Pinar Del Rio, Cuba | 1961-07-27 | 1987 | 1993 |
Diego Segui | Holguin, Cuba | 1937-08-17 | 1962 | 1977 |
Alay Soler | Pinar Del Rio, Cuba | 1979-10-09 | 2006 | 2006 |
Jorge Soler | Havana, Cuba | 1992-02-25 | 2014 | Active |
Luis Suarez | Alto Songo, Cuba | 1916-08-24 | 1944 | 1944 |
Leo Sutherland | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba | 1958-04-06 | 1980 | 1981 |
Jose Tartabull | Cienfuegos, Cuba | 1938-11-27 | 1962 | 1970 |
Tony Taylor | Central Álava, Matanzas, Cuba | 1935-12-19 | 1958 | 1976 |
Michael Tejera | Havana, Cuba | 1976-10-18 | 1999 | 2005 |
Luis Tiant | Marianao, Cuba | 1940-11-23 | 1964 | 1982 |
Jorge Toca | Villa Clara, Cuba | 1975-01-07 | 1999 | 2001 |
Yasmany Tomas | Havana, Cuba | 1990-11-14 | 2015 | Active |
Gil Torres | Regla, Cuba | 1915-08-23 | 1940 | 1946 |
Ricardo Torres | Regla, Cuba | 1891-04-16 | 1920 | 1922 |
Oscar Tuero | Havana, Cuba | 1898-12-17 | 1918 | 1920 |
Sandy Ullrich | Havana, Cuba | 1921-07-25 | 1944 | 1945 |
Henry Urrutia | Puerto Padre, Las Tunas, Cuba | 1987-02-13 | 2013 | 2015 |
Raul Valdes | Havana, Cuba | 1977-11-27 | 2010 | 2014 |
Rene Valdes | Guanabacoa, Cuba | 1929-06-02 | 1957 | 1957 |
Roy Valdes | Havana, Cuba | 1920-02-20 | 1944 | 1944 |
Sandy Valdespino | San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba | 1939-01-14 | 1965 | 1971 |
Jose Valdivielso | Matanzas, Cuba | 1934-05-22 | 1955 | 1961 |
Miguel Vargas | La Habana, Cuba | 1999-11-17 | 2022 | Active |
Zoilo Versalles | Veldado, Cuba | 1939-12-18 | 1959 | 1971 |
Dayan Viciedo | Remedios, Villa Clara, Cuba | 1989-03-10 | 2010 | 2014 |
Adrian Zabala | San Antonio de los Banos, Artemisa, Cuba | 1916-08-26 | 1945 | 1949 |
Oscar Zamora | Camaguey, Cuba | 1943-09-23 | 1974 | 1978 |
Jose Zardon | Havana, Cuba | 1923-05-20 | 1945 | 1945 |
Player | Born In | Date of Birth | Debut Year | Final Year |
Major League Baseball Players Born in Cuba |
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