Major League Baseball Players Born in Mexico

Major League Baseball Players Born in Mexico

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 born in Mexico. Selecting a player's name will bring up their 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)

Player	Born In	Date of Birth	Debut Year	Final Year
Major League Baseball Players Born in Mexico A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
Juan Acevedo	Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico	1970-05-05	1995	2003
Alfredo Aceves	San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico	1982-12-08	2008	Active
Cy Acosta	El Sabino, Sinaloa, Mexico	1946-11-22	1972	1975
Mel Almada	Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico	1913-02-07	1933	1939
Gabe Alvarez	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico	1974-03-06	1998	2000
Tavo Alvarez	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico	1971-11-25	1995	1996
Victor Alvarez	Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico	1976-11-08	2002	2003
Ruben Amaro	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico	1936-01-06	1958	1969
Alfredo Amezaga	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico	1978-01-16	2002	Active
Bobby Avila	Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico	1924-04-02	1949	1959
Luis Ayala	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	1978-01-12	2003	Active
Salome Barojas	Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico	1957-06-16	1982	1988
German Barranca	Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico	1956-10-19	1979	1982
Francisco Barrios	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico	1953-06-10	1974	1981
Rigo Beltran	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	1969-11-13	1997	Active
Andres Berumen	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	1971-04-05	1995	1996
Jorge Campillo	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	1978-08-10	2005	Active
Jorge Cantu	Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico	1982-01-30	2004	Active
Matias Carrillo	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	1963-02-24	1991	1994
Vinny Castilla	Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico	1967-07-04	1991	Active
Juan Castro	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	1972-06-20	1995	Active
Jose Cecena	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico	1963-08-20	1988	1988
Juan Cerros	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico	1976-09-25	2003	2003
Francisco Cordova	Cerro Azul, Veracruz, Mexico	1972-04-26	1996	2000
David Cortes	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico	1973-10-15	1999	Active
Humberto Cota	San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico	1979-02-07	2001	Active
Luis Cruz	Navojoa, Mexico	1984-02-10	2008	Active
Miguel Del Toro	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico	1972-06-22	1999	2000
Elmer Dessens	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico	1971-01-13	1996	Active
German Duran	Zacatecas, Mexico	1984-08-03	2008	Active
Erubiel Durazo	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico	1974-01-23	1999	Active
Narciso Elvira	Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz, Mexico	1967-10-29	1990	1990
Chico Escarrega	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	1949-12-27	1982	1982
Frank Estrada	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico	1948-02-12	1971	1971
Marco Estrada	Sonora, Mexico	1983-07-05	2008	Active
Hector Fajardo	Michoacan, Sahuayo, Mexico	1970-11-16	1991	1995
Jesse Flores	Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	1914-11-02	1942	1950
Yovani Gallardo	Michoacan, Mexico	1986-02-27	2007	Active
Chico Garcia	Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico	1924-12-24	1954	1954
Jaime Garcia	Reynosa, Mexico	1986-07-08	2008	Active
Karim Garcia	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico	1975-10-29	1995	Active
Luis Garcia	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico	1975-09-22	2002	2002
Daniel Garibay	Maneadero, Baja California, Mexico	1973-02-14	2000	2000
Benji Gil	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	1972-10-06	1993	2003
Geronimo Gil	Estacion Lagunas, Oaxaca, Mexico	1975-08-07	2001	Active
Chile Gomez	Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico	1909-05-23	1935	1942
Luis Gomez	Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	1951-08-19	1974	1981
Edgar Gonzalez	San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico	1983-02-23	2003	Active
Bob Greenwood	Cananea, Sonora, Mexico	1928-03-13	1954	1955
Rudy Hernandez	Empalme, Sonora, Mexico	1951-10-18	1972	1972
Bobby Herrera	Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico	1926-07-26	1951	1951
Teddy Higuera	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	1958-11-09	1985	1994
German Jimenez	Santiago, Ixcuintla, Nayarit, Mexico	1962-12-05	1988	1988
Houston Jimenez	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	1957-10-30	1983	1988
Max Leon	Poza Honda, Veracruz, Mexico	1950-02-04	1973	1978
Esteban Loaiza	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	1971-12-31	1995	Active
Arturo Lopez	Sinaloa, Mexico	1983-02-22	2009	Active
Aurelio Lopez	Tecamachalco, Puebla, Mexico	1948-09-21	1974	1987
Carlos Lopez	Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico	1948-09-27	1976	1978
Rodrigo Lopez	Tlalnepantla, Estado de Mexico, Mexico	1975-12-14	2000	Active
Memo Luna	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	1930-06-25	1954	1954
Ever Magallanes	El Sauz, Chihuahua, Mexico	1965-11-06	1991	1991
Isidro Marquez	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico	1965-05-15	1995	1995
Luis Mendoza	Veracruz, Mexico	1983-10-31	2007	Active
Mario Mendoza	Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico	1950-12-26	1974	1982
Sid Monge	Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico	1951-04-11	1975	1984
Felipe Montemayor	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico	1928-02-07	1953	1955
Andres Mora	Rio Bravo, Coahuila, Mexico	1955-05-25	1976	1980
Angel Moreno	Soledad de Doblado, Veracruz, Mexico	1955-06-06	1981	1982
Noe Munoz	San Cristobal, Estado de Mexico, Mexico	1967-11-11	1995	1995
Miguel Ojeda	Guaymas, Sonora , Mexico	1975-01-29	2003	Active
Jorge Orta	Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico	1950-11-26	1972	1987
Antonio Osuna	Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico	1973-04-12	1995	Active
Vicente Palacios	Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz, Mexico	1963-07-19	1987	2000
Jose Pena	Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico	1942-12-03	1969	1972
Ramiro Pena	Monterrey, Mexico	1985-07-18	2009	Active
Oliver Perez	Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico	1981-08-15	2002	Active
Tony Perezchica	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico	1966-04-20	1988	1992
Horacio Pina	Matamoros, Coahuila, Mexico	1945-03-12	1968	1978
Miguel Puente	San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico	1948-05-08	1970	1970
Alfonso Pulido	Tierra Blanca, Veracruz, Mexico	1957-01-23	1983	1986
Roberto Ramirez	Vega de Alatorre, Veracruz, Mexico	1972-08-17	1998	1999
Dennys Reyes	Higuera de Zaragoza, Sinaloa, Mexico	1977-04-19	1997	Active
Armando Reynoso	San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi, Mexico	1966-05-01	1991	2002
Ricardo Rincon	Cuitlahuac, Veracruz, Mexico	1970-04-13	1997	Active
Luis Rivera	Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico	1978-06-21	2000	2000
Oscar Robles	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	1976-04-09	2005	Active
Sergio Robles	Magdalena de Kino, Sonora, Mexico	1946-04-16	1972	1976
Aurelio Rodriguez	Cananea, Sonora, Mexico	1947-12-28	1967	1983
Carlos Rodriguez	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	1967-11-01	1991	1995
Rosario Rodriguez	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	1969-07-08	1989	1991
Enrique Romo	Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico	1947-07-15	1977	1982
Vicente Romo	Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico	1943-04-12	1968	1982
Jorge Rubio	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico	1945-04-23	1966	1967
Celerino Sanchez	El Guayabal, Veracruz, Mexico	1944-02-03	1972	1973
Freddy Sandoval	Tijuana, Mexico	1982-08-16	2008	Active
Jose Silva	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	1973-12-19	1996	2002
Walter Silva	Mazatlan, Mexico	1977-01-04	2009	Active
Marcelino Solis	Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosi, Mexico	1930-07-19	1958	1958
Joakim Soria	Monclova, Mexico	1984-05-18	2007	Active
Jose Tolentino	Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico	1961-06-03	1991	1991
Hector Torres	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico	1945-09-16	1968	1977
Alex Trevino	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico	1957-08-26	1978	1990
Bobby Trevino	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico	1943-08-15	1968	1968
Ismael Valdez	Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico	1973-08-21	1994	2005
Mario Valdez	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico	1974-11-19	1997	2001
Benny Valenzuela	Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico	1933-06-02	1958	1958
Fernando Valenzuela	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico	1960-11-01	1980	1997
Guillermo Velasquez	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico	1968-04-23	1992	1993
Oscar Villarreal	San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico	1981-11-22	2003	Active
Jorge de la Rosa	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico	1981-04-05	2004	Active
Player	Born In	Date of Birth	Debut Year	Final Year
Major League Baseball Players Born in Mexico

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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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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