Hometown · Matanzas, Cuba
Matanzas
25 major leaguers were born in Matanzas, the 2nd most of any town in Cuba. The best known is José Cardenal.
25major leaguers
1905first debut
0Active in 2025
0Hall of Famers
1,913hits: José Cardenal
239strikeouts: José Junco
Players born in Matanzas
25
| Player | Position | Years | H | HR | AVG | W | K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Cardenal | OF | 1963–1980 | 1,913 | 138 | .275 | |||
| Leo Cárdenas | SS | 1960–1975 | 1,725 | 118 | .257 | |||
| Armando Marsans | OF | 1905–1918 | 632 | 2 | .268 | |||
| Sandy Amoros | OF | 1952–1960 | 334 | 43 | .255 | |||
| José Junco | P | 1912–1922 | 91 | 0 | .183 | 43 | 239 | 3.09 |
| Guillermo Heredia | OF | 2016–2022 | 320 | 27 | .231 | |||
| Lucas Boada | P | 1919–1924 | 100 | 2 | .250 | 25 | 177 | 4.65 |
| Estéban Montalvo | OF | 1923–1928 | 217 | 26 | .278 | 6 | 38 | 4.80 |
| Eufemio Abreu | C | 1919–1925 | 242 | 2 | .244 | |||
| Jose Valdivielso | SS | 1955–1961 | 213 | 9 | .219 | |||
| José Magriñat | OF | 1906–1916 | 159 | 1 | .225 | 3 | 16 | 4.32 |
| Yadiel Hernandez | OF | 2020–2022 | 159 | 19 | .267 | |||
| Carlos Morán | 3B | 1906–1914 | 132 | 3 | .271 | |||
| Regino García | C | 1905–1912 | 114 | 2 | .284 | |||
| Heliodoro Hidalgo | OF | 1905–1913 | 98 | 4 | .278 | |||
| Ramón Heredía | 3B | 1939–1941 | 91 | 3 | .276 | |||
| Luis Padrón | OF | 1909–1911 | 41 | 1 | .325 | 3 | 36 | |
| Esteban Santa Cruz | OF | 1908–1910 | 68 | 0 | .234 | |||
| Eugenio Morín | C | 1921–1922 | 64 | 1 | .246 | |||
| Pedro Pagés | OF | 1939–1947 | 48 | 1 | .235 | |||
| Juan Eckelson | P | 1925 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7.24 | |
| Pablo Fernández | P | 1923 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Hank Izquierdo | C | 1967 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Francisco Morán | OF | 1911 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Felipe Armas | P | 1925 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Nearby baseball towns: Unión de Reyes (2) · Bolondron (1) · Santa Cruz del Norte (1) · Cárdenas (5) · Jovellanos (1) · San Jose de las Lajas (2)