Latinos en Baseball
Countries
11 Latin American countries and territories have sent 2,487 players to the major leagues. Compare them all.
| Country | Players | Per million people | Active in 2025 | HOF | All-Star sel. | MVP | Cy Young | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 937 | 82.2 | 145 | 5 | 317 | 7 | 5 | 1926 |
| Venezuela | 500 | 17.7 | 92 | 1 | 177 | 4 | 3 | 1939 |
| Cuba | 453 | 41.2 | 33 | 6 | 132 | 3 | 1 | 1871 |
| Puerto Rico | 310 | 96.9 | 27 | 5 | 170 | 6 | 1 | 1918 |
| Mexico | 152 | 1.2 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1933 |
| Panama | 79 | 17.6 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 1941 |
| Colombia | 32 | 0.6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1902 |
| Nicaragua | 16 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1976 |
| Brazil | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2012 |
| Honduras | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1987 |
| Peru | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2019 |
Population: approximate current figures, for comparison only. Puerto Rico is listed separately, as in the World Baseball Classic and MLB’s roster census.