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List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela

 
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Players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball

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  • Between 1939 and 2007, 205 baseball players born in Venezuela had played in Major League Baseball. This list shows players who appeared at least in one game in MLB, including number of arriving, name of player, position, starting team, and dates of debut and final game.

Abbreviations for position

 

No Name Pos Debut Team Date of Debut Final Game
    1 Alejandro (Alex) Carrasquel P Washington Senators, AL April 23, 1939 July 26, 1949
    2 Jesús (Chucho) Ramos OF Cincinnati Reds, NL May 7, 1944 May 30, 1944
    3 Alfonso (Chico) Carrasquel All-Star SS Chicago White Sox, AL April 18, 1950 September 23, 1959
    4 Pompeyo (Yo-Yo) Davalillo SS Washington Senators, AL August 1, 1953 August 23, 1953
    5 Ramón (Ray) Monzant P New York Giants, NL July 2, 1954 April 25, 1960
    6 Luis Aparicio Hall of Fame SS Chicago White Sox, AL April 17, 1956 September 28, 1973
    7 Elio Chacón 2B Cincinnati Reds, NL April 20, 1960 September 30, 1962
    8 Víctor (Vic) Davalillo All-Star OF Cleveland Indians, AL April 9, 1963 October 6, 1980
    9 César Tovar IF Minnesota Twins, AL April 12, 1965 September 29, 1976
  10 Gustavo (Gus) Gil 2B Cleveland Indians, AL April 11, 1967 June 30, 1971
  11 César Gutiérrez SS San Francisco Giants, NL April 16, 1967 September 26, 1971
  12 Roberto (Muñoz) Rodríguez P Kansas City Athletics, AL May 13, 1967 September 26, 1970
  13 José Herrera OF Houston Astros, NL June 3, 1967 April 6, 1970
  14 Néstor (Isaías) Chávez P San Francisco Giants, NL September 9, 1967 September 30, 1967
  15 Remigio (Remy) Hermoso SS Atlanta Braves, NL September 14, 1967 September 30, 1974
  16 Angel Bravo OF Chicago White Sox, AL June 6, 1969 August 30, 1971
  17 David (El Rey) Concepción All-Star SS Cincinnati Reds, NL April 6, 1970 September 15, 1988
  18 Oswaldo (Ossie) Blanco 1B Chicago White Sox, AL May 26, 1970 June 9, 1974
  19 Enzo Hernández SS San Diego Padres, NL April 17, 1971 August 19, 1978
  20 Dámaso Blanco SS San Francisco Giants, NL May 26, 1972 June 2, 1974
  21 Gonzalo Márquez 1B Oakland Athletics, NL August 11, 1972 June 5, 1974
  22 Manny (Marcano) Trillo All-Star 2B Oakland Athletics, AL June 28, 1973 May 20, 1989
  23 Pablo Torrealba P Atlanta Braves, NL April 9, 1975 April 12, 1979
  24 Manuel (Manny) Sarmiento P Cincinnati Reds, NL July 30, 1976 October 1, 1983
  25 Antonio (Tony) Armas All-Star OF Pittsburgh Pirates, NL September 6, 1976 October 1, 1989
  26 Baudilio (Bo) Díaz All-Star C Boston Red Sox, AL September 6, 1977 July 9, 1989
  27 Luis Leal P Toronto Blue Jays, AL May 25, 1980 June 29, 1985
  28 Luis Salazar 3B San Diego Padres, NL August 15, 1980 October 4, 1992
  29 Luis Aponte P Boston Red Sox, AL September 4, 1980 July 6, 1984
  30 Luis (Mercedes) Sánchez P California Angels, AL April 10, 1981 October 6, 1985
  31 Fred Manrique 2B Toronto Blue Jays, AL August 23, 1981 May 11, 1991
  32 Leonardo (Leo) Hernández 3B Baltimore Orioles, AL August 19, 1982 October 2, 1986
  33 Angel (Argenis) Salazar SS Montreal Expos, NL August 10, 1983 October 1, 1988
  34 Tobías (Toby) Hernández C Toronto Blue Jays, AL June 22, 1984 September 18, 1984
  35 Álvaro Espinoza IF Minnesota Twins, AL September 14, 1984 July 12, 1997
  36 Oswaldo (Ozzie) Guillén All-Star SS Chicago White Sox, AL April 9, 1985 October 1, 2000
  37 Urbano Lugo P California Angels, AL April 28, 1985 May 11, 1990
  38 Andrés Galarraga All-Star 1B Montreal Expos, NL August 23, 1985 October 3, 2004
  39 Gustavo (Gus) Polidor SS California Angels, AL September 7, 1985 July 22, 1993
  40 Lester Straker P Minnesota Twins, AL April 11, 1987 October 1, 1988
  41 Al Pedrique SS New York Mets, NL April 14, 1987 June 21, 1989
  42 Miguel Angel García P California Angels, AL April 30, 1987 July 22, 1989
  43 Ubaldo Heredia P Montreal Expos, NL May 12, 1987 May 17, 1987
  44 Alexis Infante IF Toronto Blue Jays, AL September 27, 1987 July 15, 1990
  45 Oswaldo Peraza P Baltimore Orioles, AL April 4, 1987 September 2, 1987
  46 Johnny Paredes 2B Montreal Expos, NL April 29, 1988 October 6, 1991
  47 Angel Escobar IF San Francisco Giants, NL May 17, 1988 May 26, 1988
  48 Germán González P Minnesota Twins, AL August 5, 1988 September 25, 1989
  49 Antonio (Tony) Castillo P Toronto Blue Jays, AL August 14, 1988 June 19, 1998
  50 Carlos (Café) Martínez 3B Chicago White Sox, AL September 2, 1988 July 20, 1995
  51 Carlos Quintana 1B Boston Red Sox September 16, 1988 October 3, 1993
  52 Omar Vizquel All-Star SS Seattle Mariners, AL April 3, 1989 Active
  53 Wilson Alvarez All-Star P Texas Rangers, AL July 24, 1989 September 28, 2005
  54 Julio Machado P New York Mets, NL September 7, 1989 October 6, 1991
  55 Carlos A. Hernández C Los Angeles Dodgers, NL April 20, 1990 October 1, 2000
  56 Luis Sojo 2B Toronto Blue Jays, AL July 14, 1990 September 30, 2003
  57 Oscar Azócar OF New York Yankees, AL July 17, 1990 October 4, 1992
  58 Richard (El Guapo) Garcés P Minnesota Twins, AL September 18, 1990 July 20, 2002
  59 Carlos García All-Star 2B Pittsburgh Pirates, NL September 20, 1990 April 15, 1999
  60 José Elías Escobar SS Cleveland Indians, AL April 13, 1991 May 11, 1991
  61 Ramón García P Chicago White Sox, AL May 31, 1991 September 26, 1997
  62 Amalio Carreño P Philadelphia Phillies, NL July 7, 1991 July 14, 1991
  63 Danilo León P Texas Rangers, AL August 4, 1992 June 6, 1992
  64 Cristóbal (Cris) Colón SS Texas Rangers, AL September 18, 1992 October 4, 1992
  65 Willie Cañate OF Toronto Blue Jays, AL April 16, 1993 October 3, 1993
  66 Omar Daal P Los Angeles Dodgers, NL April 23, 1993 September 25, 2003
  67 Marcos Armas OF Oakland Athletics, AL May 25, 1993 September 29, 1993
  68 Pedro Castellano 3B Colorado Rockies, NL May 30, 1993 June 3, 1996
  69 Eduardo Zambrano 1B Chicago Cubs, NL September 19, 1993 August 10, 1994
  70 Roberto Petagine 1B Seattle Mariners, AL April 4, 1994
  71 Juan Carlos Pulido P Minnesota Twins, AL April 9, 1994 April 24, 2004
  72 Robert Pérez OF Toronto Blue Jays, AL July 20, 1994 July 2, 2001
  73 Juan Francisco Castillo P New York Mets, NL July 26, 1994 July 31, 1994
  74 Edgardo Alfonzo All-Star IF New York Mets, NL April 26, 1995 June 12, 2006
  75 Felipe Lira P Detroit Tigers, AL April 27, 1995 May 21, 2001
  76 Dilson Torres P Kansas City Royals, AL April 29, 1995 September 27, 1995
  77 Tomás Pérez IF Toronto Blue Jays, AL May 3, 1995
  78 Ugueth Urbina All-Star P Montreal Expos, NL May 9, 1995 October 2, 2005
  79 Edwin Hurtado P Toronto Blue Jays, AL May 22, 1995 July 30, 1997
  80 Edgar Cáceres 2B Kansas City Royals, AL June 8, 1995 October 1, 1995
  81 Roger Cedeño OF Los Angeles Dodgers, NL June 20, 1995 June 5, 2005
  82 Giovanni Carrara P Toronto Blue Jays, AL July 29, 1995
  83 Eddie Pérez C Atlanta Braves, NL August 10, 1995 September 27, 2005
  84 Alex Delgado C Boston Red Sox, AL April 4, 1996 July 12, 1996
  85 Alex Pacheco P Montreal Expos, NL April 17, 1996 May 15, 1996
  86 Miguel Cairo UTIL Toronto Blue Jays, AL April 4, 1996
  87 José Malavé OF Boston Red Sox, AL May 23, 1996 August 30, 1997
  88 Robert Machado C Chicago White Sox, AL July 24, 1996 September 18, 2004
  89 Raúl Chávez C Montreal Expos, NL August 30, 1996 Active
  90 Bobby Abreu All-Star RF Houston Astros, NL September 1, 1996 Active
  91 Eddy Díaz IF Milwaukee Brewers, AL April 17, 1997 May 21, 1997
  92 Edgar Ramos P Philadelphia Phillies, NL May 5, 1997 May 30, 1997
  93 Geremi González P Chicago Cubs, NL May 27, 1997 September 26, 2006
  94 Jorge Velandia IF San Diego Padres, NL June 20, 1997 Active
  95 Kelvim Escobar P Toronto Blue Jays, AL June 29, 1997 Active
  96 Henry Blanco C Chicago Cubs, NL July 25, 1997 Active
  97 Magglio Ordóñez All-Star RF Chicago White Sox, AL August 29, 1997 Active
  98 Richard Hidalgo RF Houston Astros, NL September 1, 1997 August 4, 2005
  99 Luis Ordaz IF St. Louis Cardinals, NL September 3, 1997 September 29, 2002
100 Carlos Mendoza OF New York Mets, NL September 3, 1997 September 30, 2000
101 Oscar Henríquez P Houston Astros, NL September 7, 1997 September 8, 2002
102 Giomar Guevara SS Seattle Mariners, AL September 19, 1997 April 27, 1999
103 José Miguel Nieves IF Chicago Cubs, NL August 7, 1998 July 29, 2002
104 Álex González All-Star SS Florida Marlins, NL August 25, 1998 Active
105 Carlos Guillén All-Star UTIL Seattle Mariners, AL September 6, 1998 Active
106 Alex Ramírez OF Cleveland Indians, AL September 19, 1998 September 27, 2000
107 Freddy García All-Star P Seattle Mariners, AL April 7, 1999 Active
108 Beiker Graterol P Detroit Tigers, AL April 9, 1999 April 9, 1999
109 Horacio Estrada P Milwaukee Brewers, NL May 4, 1999 July 21, 2001
110 Orber Moreno P Kansas City Royals, AL May 25, 1999 Julio 22, 2004
111 Carlos Hernández 2B Houston Astros, NL May 26, 1999 October 1, 2000
112 Melvin Mora All-Star 3B Baltimore Orioles, AL May 30, 1999 Active
113 Liu Rodríguez 2B Chicago White Sox, AL June 9, 1999 October 3, 1999
114 Ramón Hernández All-Star C Oakland Athletics, AL June 29, 1999 Active
115 Wiki González C San Diego Padres, NL August 14, 1999 Active
116 Tony Armas, Jr. P Montreal Expos, NL August 16, 1999 Active
117 Johan Santana All-Star P Minnesota Twins, AL April 3, 2000 Active
118 Rubén Quevedo P Chicago Cubs, NL April 14, 2000 September 28, 2003
119 Fernando Lunar C Atlanta Braves, NL May 8, 2000 April 11, 2002
120 Darwin Cubillán P Toronto Blue Jays, AL May 20, 2000 June 1, 2004
121 William Martínez P Cleveland Indians, AL June 14, 2000 June 14, 2000
122 Alex Cabrera 1B Arizona Diamondbacks, NL June 26, 2000 September 30, 2000
123 Luis Rivas IF Minnesota Twins, AL September 16, 2000 Active
124 Clemente Alvarez C Philadelphia Phillies, NL September 19, 2000 October 1, 2000
125 Donaldo Méndez IF San Diego Padres, NL April 5, 2001 July 6, 2003
126 Jorge Julio P Baltimore Orioles, AL April 26, 2001 Active
127 Alex Escobar OF New York Mets May 8, 2001 Active
128 Juan Moreno P Texas Rangers, AL May 17, 2001 April 16, 2002
129 Endy Chávez OF Kansas City Royals, AL May 29, 2001 Active
130 Juan Rincón P Minnesota Twins, AL June 7, 2001 Active
131 Victor Zambrano P Tampa Bay Devil Rays, AL June 21, 2001 Active
132 César Izturis All-Star SS Toronto Blue Jays, AL June 23, 1999 Active
133 Carlos E. Hernández P Houston Astros, NL August 8, 2001 September 26, 2004
134 Carlos Zambrano All-Star P Chicago Cubs, NL August 20, 2001 Active
135 Juan Rivera OF New York Yankees, AL September 4, 2001 Active
136 Yorvit Torrealba C San Francisco Giants, NL September 5, 2001 Active
137 Wilfredo Rodríguez P Houston Astros, NL September 21, 2001 October 4, 2001
138 Steve Torrealba C Atlanta Braves, NL October 6, 2001 September 29, 2002
139 Carlos Silva P Minnesota Twins, NL April 1, 2002 Active
140 Luis Ugueto SS Seattle Mariners, AL April 3, 2002 September 23, 2003
141 Félix Escalona IF Tampa Bay Devil Rays, AL April 4, 2002 October 2, 2005
142 Oscar Salazar IF Detroit Tigers, AL April 10, 2002 April 20, 2002
143 Marco Scutaro SS New York Mets, NL July 21, 2002 Active
144 Antonio Alvarez OF Pittsburgh Pirates, NL September 4, 2002 October 3, 2004
145 Omar Infante UTIL Detroit Tigers, AL September 7, 2002 Active
146 Víctor Martínez All-Star C Boston Red Sox, AL September 10, 2002 Active
147 Alex Herrera P Cleveland Indians, AL September 13, 2002 July 20, 2003
148 Francisco Rodríguez All-Star P Anaheim Angels, AL September 18, 2002 Active
149 Wilfredo Ledezma P Detroit Tigers, AL April 2, 2003 Active
150 Rosman García P Texas Rangers, AL April 19, 2003 August 8, 2004
151 Carlos Méndez C Baltimore Orioles, AL May 22, 2003 September 28, 2003
152 Ray Olmedo SS Cincinnati Reds, NL May 25, 2003 Active
153 Miguel Cabrera All-Star 1B Detroit Tigers, AL June 20, 2003 Active
154 Carlos Valderrama OF San Francisco Giants, NL June 21, 2003 June 29, 2003
155 Rafael Betancourt P Cleveland Indians, AL July 13, 2003 Active
156 Rene Reyes OF Colorado Rockies, NL July 22, 2003 June 2, 2004
157 Alex Prieto 2B Minnesota Twins, AL July 26, 2003 June 24, 2004
158 Humberto Quintero C Houston Astros, NL September 3, 2003 Active
159 Anderson Machado IF Philadelphia Phillies, NL September 27, 2003
160 Luis A. González 2B Colorado Rockies, NL April 6, 2004 Active
161 José Castillo IF Pittsburgh Pirates, NL April 7, 2004 Active
162 Andrés Blanco SS Kansas City Royals, AL April 18, 2004 Active
163 Eduardo Villacis P Kansas City Royals, AL May 1, 2004
164 Ramón A. Castro SS Oakland Athletics, AL June 21, 2004 July 26, 2004
165 José López All-Star 2B Seattle Mariners, AL July 31, 2004 Active
166 Maicer Izturis IF Montreal Expos, NL August 27, 2004 Active
167 Guillermo Quiroz C Texas Rangers, AL September 4, 2004 Active
168 Dioner Navarro C Tampa Bay Rays, AL September 7, 2004 Active
169 Lino Urdaneta P New York Mets, AL September 9, 2004
170 Gustavo Chacín P Toronto Blue Jays, AL September 20, 2004 Active
171 Marcos Carvajal P Colorado Rockies, NL April 6, 2005 Active
172 Ronny Cedeño 2B Chicago Cubs, NL April 23, 2005 Active
173 William Bergolla IF Cincinnati Reds, NL May 9, 2005 Active
174 Luis Rodríguez SS Minnesota Twins, AL May 21, 2005 Active
175 Yorman Bazardo P Detroit Tigers, NL May 26, 2005 Active
176 Danny Sandoval SS Philadelphia Phillies, NL July 17, 2005 Active
177 Félix Hernández All-Star P Seattle Mariners, AL August 4, 2005 Active
178 Alejandro Freire 1B Baltimore Orioles, AL August 9, 2005 October 1, 2005
179 Franklin Gutiérrez OF Cleveland Indians, AL August 31, 2005 Active
180 Alejandro Machado IF Minnesota Twins, AL September 3, 2005 Active
181 Miguel Pérez (baseball) C Cincinnati Reds, NL September 7, 2005 Active
182 Josh Barfield 2B Cleveland Indians, NL April 3, 2006 Active
183 Fernando Nieve P Houston Astros, NL April 4, 2006 Active
184 Martín Prado 2B Atlanta Braves, NL April 23, 2006 Active
185 Ángel Guzmán P Chicago Cubs, NL April 26, 2006 Active
186 Yusmeiro Petit P Florida Marlins, NL May 14, 2006 Active
187 Renyel Pinto P Florida Marlins, NL May 18, 2006 Active
188 Enrique González P Arizona Diamondbacks, NL May 28, 2006 Active
189 Eliézer Alfonzo C San Francisco Giants, NL June 3, 2006 Active
190 Edward Mujica P Cleveland Indians, AL June 21, 2006 Active
191 Aníbal Sánchez P Florida Marlins, NL June 25, 2006 Active
192 Melvin Dorta UTIL Washington Nationals, NL July 21, 2006 Active
193 Alberto Callaspo UTIL Arizona Diamondbacks, NL August 6, 2006 Active
194 Miguel Montero C Arizona Diamondbacks, NL September 6, 2006 Active
195 Carlos Maldonado C Pittsburgh Pirates, NL September 8, 2006 Active
196 Oswaldo Navarro IF Seattle Mariners September 9, 2006 Active
197 César Jiménez P Seattle Mariners September 11, 2006 Active
198 Alvin Colina C Colorado Rockies September 18, 2006 Active
199 Héctor Giménez C Houston Astros September 25, 2006 Active
200 Gustavo Molina C Chicago White Sox April 2, 2007 Active
201 Jesús Flores C Washington Nationals April 4, 2007 Active
202 Yoel Hernández P Philadelphia Phillies May 5, 2007 Active
203 Guillermo Rodríguez C San Francisco Giants June 13, 2007 Active
204 Luis Hernández (baseball) SS Baltimore Orioles July 8, 2007 Active
205 José Ascanio P Atlanta Braves July 13, 2007 Active
206 Mauro Zárate P Florida Marlins August 7, 2007 Active
207 Edwin Bellorín C Colorado Rockies August 7, 2007 Active
208 Asdrúbal Cabrera 2B Cleveland Indians August 8, 2007 Active
209 Franklin Morales P Colorado Rockies August 18, 2007 Active
210 Juan Gutiérrez P Houston Astros August 19, 2007 Active
211 Rómulo Sánchez P Pittsburgh Pirates August 27, 2007 Active
212 Alberto González (baseball) IF New York Yankees September 1, 2007 Active
213 Harvey García P Florida Marlins September 3, 2007 Active
214 Armando Galarraga P Texas Rangers September 15, 2007 Active
215 Alex Serrano P Los Angeles Angels April 16, 2008 Active
216 Luis Maza IF Los Angeles Dodgers May 14, 2008 Active

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See also

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Major League Baseball Players by National Origin

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