VENEZUELANS IN HISTORY

From 1939 to 1990 only 55 Venezuelans had played on Major League Baseball teams. From 1990 to 2009, 185 Venezuelan players had played on Major League teams, bringing the total of Venezuelans playing at all levels in the U.S. to 240. In 2006, 18 Venezuelans were added to the rosters of Major League teams, including Aníbal Sánchez, who pitched a no-hitter that same year. The following list includes Venezuelans in the Major Leagues based on when they first played, their position and the year of their first game.

No Name Pos. Team MLB Debut Date
1 Alejandro Carrasquel P Washington Senators, AL 23/4/1939
2 Chucho Ramos OF Cincinnati Reds, NL 7 /5/ 1944
3 Chico Carrasquel J.E. SS Chicago White Sox, AL 18/4/1950
4 PompeyoDavalillo SS WashingtonSenators, AL 1 /8/1953
5 RamónMonzant P New YorkGiants, NL 2 /7/1954
6 Luis AparicioH.F.Nov. SS ChicagoWhite Sox, AL 17/4/1956
7 ElioChacón 2B CincinnatiReds, NL 20/4/1960
8 Víctor Davalillo J.E. OF ClevelandIndians, AL 9/4/1963
9 CésarTovar IF MinnesotaTwins, AL 12/4/1965
10 AurelioMonteagudo P HoustonAstros, NL 17 /5/1966
11 GustavoGil 2B ClevelandIndians, AL 11/4/1967
12 CésarGutiérrez SS San FranciscoGiants, NL 16/4/1967
13 RobertoRodríguez Muñoz P Kansas CityAthletics, AL 13/5/ 1967
14 JoséHerrera OF HoustonAstros, NL 3/6/ 1967
15 NéstorChávez P San FranciscoGiants, NL 9 /9/1967
16 RemigioHermoso SS AtlantaBraves, NL 14 /9/1967
17 ÁngelBravo OF ChicagoWhite Sox, AL 6 /6/1969
18 DavidConcepción J.E. SS CincinnatiReds, NL 6/4/1970
19 OswaldoBlanco 1B ChicagoWhite Sox, AL 26 /5/1970
20 EnzoHernández SS San DiegoPadres, NL 17/4/1971
21 DámasoBlanco SS San FranciscoGiants, NL 26 /5/1972
22 GonzaloMárquez 1B OaklandAthletics, NL 11 /8/1972
23 JesúsMarcano Trillo J.E. 2B OaklandAthletics, AL 28 /6/1973
24 PabloTorrealba P AtlantaBraves, NL 9/4/1975
25 MannySarmiento P CincinnatiReds, NL 30/7/ 1976
26 AntonioArmas J.E. OF PittsburghPirates, NL 6/9/ 1976
27 BaudilioDíaz J.E. C Boston RedSox, AL 6 /9/1977
28 LuisLeal P TorontoBlue Jays, AL 25 /5/1980
29 LuisSalazar 3B San DiegoPadres, NL 15 /8/1980
30 LuisAponte P Boston RedSox, AL 4 /9/1980
31 LuisMercedes Sánchez P CaliforniaAngels, AL 10/4/1981
32 FredManrique 2B TorontoBlue Jays, AL 23 /8/1981
33 LeonardoHernández 3B BaltimoreOrioles, AL 19 /8/1982
34 ArgenisSalazar SS MontrealExpos, NL 10 /8/1983
35 TobíasHernández C TorontoBlue Jays, AL 22 /6/1984
36 ÁlvaroEspinoza SS MinnesotaTwins, AL 14 /9/1984
37 OswaldoGuillén J.E., Nov., Man. SS ChicagoWhite Sox, AL 9/4/1985
38 UrbanoLugo P CaliforniaAngels, AL 28/4/ 1985
39 AndrésGalarraga J.E., Bat., G.G. 1B MontrealExpos, NL 23 /8/1985
40 GustavoPolidor SS CaliforniaAngels, AL 7 /9/1985
41 LesterStraker P MinnesotaTwins, AL 11/4/1987
42 AlfredoPedrique SS New YorkMets, NL 14/4/1987
43 MiguelÁngel García P CaliforniaAngels, AL 30/4/1987
44 UbaldoHeredia P MontrealExpos, NL 12 /5/1987
45 AlexisInfante IF TorontoBlue Jays, AL 27/9/ 1987
46 OswaldoPeraza P BaltimoreOrioles, AL 4/4/1987
47 JohnnyParedes 2B MontrealExpos, NL 29/4/1988
48 ÁngelEscobar IF San FranciscoGiants, NL 17 /5/1988
49 GermánGonzález P MinnesotaTwins, AL 5/8/ 1988
50 AntonioCastillo P TorontoBlue Jays, AL 14 /8/1988
51 Carlos”Café” Martínez 3B ChicagoWhite Sox, AL 2 /9/1988
52 CarlosQuintana 1B Boston RedSox 16 /9/1988
53 OmarVizquelJ.E., G.G. SS SeattleMariners, AL 3/4/1989
54 WilsonÁlvarez P Texas Rangers,AL 24 /7/1989
55 /7/Machado P New YorkMets, NL 7 /9/1989
56 CarlosHernández C Los AngelesDodgers, NL 20/4/1990
57 LuisSojo 2B TorontoBlue Jays, AL 14 /7/1990
58 ÓscarAzócar OF New YorkYankees, AL 17 /7/1990
59 RichardGarcés P MinnesotaTwins, AL 18 /9/1990
60 CarlosGarcía J.E. 2B PittsburghPirates, NL 20 /9/1990
61 JoséEscobar SS ClevelandIndians, AL 13/4/1991
62 RamónGarcía P ChicagoWhite Sox, AL 31 /5/1991
63 AmalioCarreño P PhiladelphiaPhillies, NL 7 /7/1991
64 DaniloLeón P Texas Rangers,AL 6 /6/1992
65 CristóbalColón SS Texas Rangers,AL 18 /9/1992
66 WilliamCañate OF TorontoBlue Jays, AL 16/4/1993
67 OmarDaal P Los AngelesDodgers, NL 23/4/1993
68 MarcosArmas OF OaklandAthletics, AL 25 /5/1993
69 PedroCastellano 3B ColoradoRockies, NL 30 /5/1993
70 EduardoZambrano 1B ChicagoCubs, NL 19 /9/1993
71 RobertoPetagine 1B HoustonAstros, NL 4/4/1994
72 JuanCarlos Pulido P MinnesotaTwins, AL 9/4/1994
73 RobertPérez OF TorontoBlue Jays, AL 20 /7/1994
74 JuanCastillo P New YorkMets, NL 26 /7/1994
75 EdgardoAlfonzo J.E. 2B New YorkMets, NL 26/4/1995
76 FelipeLira P DetroitTigers, AL 27/4/1995
77 DilsonTorres P Kansas CityRoyals, AL 29/4/1995
78 TomásPérez 2B TorontoBlue Jays, AL 3 /5/ 1995
79 UguethUrbina J.E. P MontrealExpos, NL 9 /5/ 1995
80 EdwinHurtado P TorontoBlue Jays, AL 22 /5/1995
81 EdgarCáceres 2B Kansas CityRoyals, AL 8 /6/1995
82 RogerCedeño OF Los AngelesDodgers, NL 20 /6/1995
83 GiovanniCarrara P TorontoBlue Jays, AL 29 /7/1995
84 EddiePérez C AtlantaBraves, NL 10 /8/1995
85 ÁlexDelgado C Boston RedSox, AL 4/4/1996
86 ÁlexPacheco P MontrealExpos, NL 17/4/1996
87 MiguelCairo 2B TorontoBlue Jays, AL 4/4/1996
88 JoséFrancisco Malave OF Boston RedSox, AL 23 /5/1996
89 RobertMachado C ChicagoWhite Sox, AL 24 /7/1996
90 RaúlChávez C MontrealExpos, NL 30 /8/1996
91 BobbyAbreu J.E., G.G. RF HoustonAstros, NL 1 /9/1996
92 EddyDíaz 2B MilwaukeeBrewers, NL 17/4/1997
93 EdgarRamos P PhiladelphiaPhillies, NL 5 /5/ 1997
94 GeremiGonzález P ChicagoCubs, NL 27 /5/1997
95 JorgeVelandia SS San DiegoPadres, NL 20 /6/1997
96 KelvimEscobar P TorontoBlue Jays, AL 29 /6/1997
97 HenryBlanco C Los AngelesDodgers, NL 25 /7/1997
98 MagglioOrdóñez J.E., Bat. RF ChicagoWhite Sox, AL 29 /8/1997
99 RichardHidalgo OF Houston Astros, NL 1 /9/1997
100 LuisOrdaz SS St. LouisCardinals, NL 3 /9/1997
101 CarlosMendoza OF New YorkMets, NL 3 /9/1997
102 ÓscarHenríquez P HoustonAstros, NL 7 /9/1997
103 GiomarGuevara SS SeattleMariners, AL 19 /9/1997
104 JoséMiguel Nieves IF ChicagoCubs, NL 7 /8/1998
105 ÁlexGonzález J.E. SS FloridaMarlins, NL 25 /8/1998
106 CarlosGuillén J.E. SS SeattleMariners, AL 6 /9/1998
107 ÁlexRamírez OF ClevelandIndians, AL 19 /9/1998
108 FreddyGarcía J.E. P SeattleMariners, AL 7/4/1999
109 BeikerGraterol P DetroitTigers, AL 9 /4/1999
110 HoracioEstrada P MilwaukeeBrewers, NL 4 /5/ 1999
111 OrberMoreno P Kansas CityRoyals, AL 25 /5/1999
112 CarlosHernández 2B HoustonAstros, NL 26 /5/1999
113 MelvinMora J.E. OF New YorkMets< NL 30 /5/1999
114 LiuRodríguez 2B ChicagoWhite Sox, AL 9 /6/1999
115 RamónHernández J.E. C OaklandAthletics, AL 1999
116 WikiGonzález C San DiegoPadres, NL 14 /8/1999
117 TonyArmas, Jr. P MontrealExpos, NL 16 /8/1999
118 JohanSantana J.E., G.G., Cy P MinnesotaTwins, AL 3/4/2000
119 RubénQuevedo P ChicagoCubs, NL 14/4/2000
120 FernandoLunar C AtlantaBraves, NL 8 /5/ 2000
121 DarwinCubillan P TorontoBlue Jays, AL 20 /5/2000
122 WilliamMartínez P ClevelandIndians, AL 14 /6/2000
123 ÁlexCabrera 1B ArizonaDiamondbacks, NL 26 /6/2000
124 LuisRivas 2B MinnesotaTwins, AL 16 /9/2000
125 ClementeÁlvarez C PhiladelphiaPhillies, NL 19 /9/2000
126 DonaldoMéndez SS San DiegoPadres, NL 5/4/2001
127 Jorge/7/ P BaltimoreOrioles, AL 26/4/2001
128 ÁlexEscobar OF New YorkMets 8 /5/ 2001
129 JuanMoreno P Texas Rangers,AL 17 /5/2001
130 EndyChávez OF Kansas CityRoyals, AL 29 /5/2001
131 JuanRincón P MinnesotaTwins, AL 7 /6/2001
132 VíctorZambrano P Tampa BayDevil Rays, AL 21 /6/2001
133 CésarIzturis G.G. SS TorontoBlue Jays, AL 23 /6/2001
134 CarlosHernández P HoustonAstros, NL 8 /8/2001
135 CarlosZambrano J.E. P ChicagoCubs, NL 20 /8/2001
136 JuanRivera OF New YorkYankees, AL 4 /9/2001
137 YorvitTorrealba C San FranciscoGiants, NL 5 /9/2001
138 WilfredoRodríguez P HoustonAstros, NL 21 /9/2001
139 SteveTorrealba C AtlantaBraves, NL 6 octubre2001
140 CarlosSilva P PhiladelphiaPhillies, NL 1/4/2002
141 LuisUgueto SS SeattleMariners, AL 3/4/2002
142 FélixEscalona SS Tampa BayDevil Rays, AL 4/4/2002
143 ÓscarSalazar 2B DetroitTigers, AL 10/4/2002
144 MarcoScutaro 2B New YorkMets, NL 21 /7/2002
145 AntonioÁlvarez OF PittsburghPirates, NL 4 /9/2002
146 OmarInfante SS DetroitTigers, AL 7 /9/2002
147 VíctorMartínez J.E. C ClevelandIndians, AL 10 /9/2002
148 ÁlexHerrera P ClevelandIndians, AL 13 /9/2002
149 FranciscoRodríguez J.E. P AnaheimAngels, AL 18 /9/2002
150 WilfredoLedezma P DetroitTigers, AL 2/4/2003
151 RosmánGarcía P Texas Rangers,AL 19/4/2003
152 CarlosMéndez C BaltimoreOrioles, AL 22 /5/2003
153 RayOlmedo SS CincinnatiReds, NL 25 /5/2003
154 JoséMiguel Cabrera J.E. OF FloridaMarlins, NL 20 /6/2003
155 CarlosValderrama OF San FranciscoGiants, NL 21 /6/2003
156 RafaelBetancourt P ClevelandIndians, AL 13 /7/2003
157 RenéReyes OF ColoradoRockies, NL 22 /7/2003
158 ÁlexPrieto 2B MinnesotaTwins, AL 26 /7/2003
159 HumbertoQuintero C San DiegoPadres, NL 3 /9/2003
160 AndyMachado SS PhiladelphiaPhillies, NL 27 /9/2003
161 LuisGonzález 2B ColoradoRockies, NL 6/4/2004
162 JoséCastillo 2B PittsburghPirates, NL 7/4/2004
163 AndrésBlanco SS Kansas CityRoyals, AL 18/4/2004
164 EduardoVillacis P Kansas CityRoyals, AL 2 /5/ 2004
165 RamónCastro SS OaklandAthletics, AL 21 /6/2004
166 JoséCelestino López SS SeattleMariners, AL 31 /7/2004
167 MaicerIzturis SS MontrealExpos, NL 27 /8/2004
168 GuillermoQuiroz C TorontoBlue Jays, AL 4 /9/2004
169 DionerNavarro J.E. C New YorkYankees, AL 7 /9/2004
170 LinoUrdaneta P DetroitTigers, AL 9 /9/2004
171 GustavoChacín P TorontoBlue Jays, AL 20 /9/2004
172 MarcosCarvajal P ColoradoRockies, NL 6/4/2005
173 RonnyCedeño SS ChicagoCubs, NL 23/4/2005
174 WilliamBergolla 2B CincinnatiReds, NL 9 /5/ 2005
175 LuisRodríguez SS MinnesotaTwins, AL 21 /5/2005
176 YormanBazardo P FloridaMarlins, NL 26 /5/2005
177 DannySandoval SS PhiladelphiaPhillies, NL 17 /7/2005
178 FélixHernández P SeattleMariners, AL 4 /8/2005
179 AlejandroFreire 1B BaltimoreOrioles, AL 9 /8/2005
180 FranklinGutiérrez OF ClevelandIndians, AL 31 /8/2005
181 AlejandroMachado 2B Boston RedSox, AL 3 /9/2005
182 MiguelPérez C CincinnatiReds, NL 7 /9/2005
183 FernandoNieve P HoustonAstros, NL 4/4/2006
184 JoshBarfield 2B San DiegoPadres, NL 4/4/2006
185 MartínPrado 2B AtlantaBraves, NL 23/4/2006
186 ÁngelGuzmán SS ChicagoCubs, NL 26/4/2006
187 YusmeiroPetit P FloridaMarlins, NL 14 /5/2006
188 RenyelPinto P FloridaMarlins, NL 18 /5/2006
189 EnriqueGonzález P ArizonaDiamondbacks, NL 28 /5/2006
190 EliezerAlfonzo C San FranciscoGiants, NL 3 /6/2006
191 EdwardMújica P ClevelandIndians, AL 21 /6/2006
192 AníbalSánchez P FloridaMarlins, NL 25 /6/2006
193 MelvinDorta SS WashingtonNationals, NL 22 /7/2006
194 AlbertoCallaspo 2B ArizonaDiamondbacks, NL 06 /8/2006
195 MiguelMontero C ArizonaDiamondbacks, NL 06 /9/2006
196 CarlosMaldonado C PittsburghPirates, NL 08 /9/2006
197 OswaldoNavarro IF SeattleMariners, AL 09 /9/2006
198 CésarJiménez P SeattleMariners, AL 11 /9/2006
199 AlvinColina C ColoradoRockies, NL 18 /9/2006
200 HéctorGiménez C HoustonAstros, NL 25 /9/2006
201 GustavoMolina C ChicagoWhite Sox, AL 02/4/2007
202 JesúsFlores C WashingtonNationals, NL 04/4/2007
203 YoelHernández P PhiladelphiaPhillies, NL 05 /5/2007
204 GuillermoRodríguez C San FranciscoGiants, NL 13 /6/2007
205 LuisHernández SS BaltimoreOrioles, AL 08 /7/2007
206 JoséAscanio P AtlantaBraves, NL 13 /7/2007
207 MauroZárate P FloridaMarlins, NL 07 /8/2007
208 EdwinBellorin C ColoradoRockies, NL 07 /8/2007
209 AsdrúbalCabrera SS ClevelandIndians, AL 08 /8/2007
210 FranklinMorales P ColoradoRockies, NL 18 /8/2007
211 JuanCarlos Gutiérrez P HoustonAstros, NL 19 /8/2007
212 RómuloSánchez P PittsburghPirates, NL 26 /8/2007
213 AlbertoGonzález SS New YorkYankees, AL 01 /9/2007
214 HarveyGarcía P FloridaMarlins, NL 03 /9/2007
215 ArmandoGalarraga P Texas Rangers,AL 15 /9/2007
216 GregorBlanco OF AtlantaBraves, NL 30 /3/2008
217 AlexRomero OF ArizonaDiamondbacks, NL 02/4/2008
218 HernánIribarren 2B MilwaukeeBrewers, NL 12/4/2008
219 ÁlexSerrano P AnaheimAngels, AL 16/4/2008
220 EiderTorres 2B BaltimoreOrioles, AL 26/4/2008
221 JonathanHerrera 2B ColoradoRockies, NL 30/4/2008
222 LuisMaza SS Los AngelesDodgers, NL 14 /5/2008
223 GregorioPetit 2B OaklandAthletics, AL 18 /5/2008
224 CarlosGonzález OF OaklandAthletics, AL 31 /5/2008
225 MaximilianoRamírez C Texas Rangers,AL 22 /6/2008
226 IvánOchoa SS San FranciscoGiants, NL 12 /7/2008
227 PabloEmilio Sandoval C San FranciscoGiants, NL 14 /8/2008
228 RamónRamírez P CincinnatiReds, NL 30 /8/2008
229 LuisValbuena 2B SeattleMariners, AL 02 /9/2008
230 AlcidesEscobar SS MilwaukeeBrewers, NL 03 /9/2008
231 JoséMijares P MinnesotaTwins, AL 13 /9/2008
232 JesúsDelgado P FloridaMarlins, NL 17 /9/2008
233 FranciscoCervelli C New YorkYankees, AL 18 /9/2008
234 ElvisAndrus SS Texas Rangers,AL 6/4/2009
235 EdwinMoreno P San DiegoPadres, NL 7/4/2009
236 RonaldBelisario P Los AngelesDodgers, NL 7/4/2009
237 AnthonyOrtega P AnaheimAngels, AL 25/4/2009
238 GerardoParra OF ArizonaDiamondbacks, NL 13 /5/2009
239 SergioEscalona P PhiladelfiaPhillies, NL 17 /5/2009
240 Jesús Guzmán 1B San Francisco Giants, NL 21 /5/ 2009
241 Guillermo Moscoso P Texas Rangers, AL 30/5/2009
242 José Lobatón C San Diego Padres, NL 05/7/2009
243 Jhoulys Chacin P Colorado Rockies, NL 25/7/2009
244 Carlos Carrasco P Cleveland Indians, AL 01/9/2009

 

 

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