List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela
Appearance
Between 1939 and 2003, 160 baseball players from Venezuela had played in the Major League Baseball.
This list include year of debut, number of arriving, name of player, position, and starting team.
Abbreviations
- P: Pitcher
- C: Catcher
- 1B: First baseman
- 2B: Second baseman
- 3B: Third baseman
- SS: Shortstop
- IF: Infielder
- OF: Outfielder
1939
- 1-Alex Carrasquel (P, Washington Senators)
1944
- 2-Chucho Ramos (OF/1B, Cincinnati Reds)
1950
- 3-Chico Carrasquel (SS, Chicago White Sox)
1953
- 4-Pompeyo Davalillo (SS/2B, Washington Senators)
1954
- 5-Ramon Monzant (P, New York Giants)
1956
- 6-Luis Aparicio (SS, Chicago White Sox)
1960
- 7-Elio Chacon (2B, Cincinnati Reds)
1963
- 8-Vic Davalillo (OF, Cleveland Indians)
1965
- 9-Cesar Tovar (OF/IF, Minnesota Twins)
1967
- 10-Gus Gil (2B, Cleveland Indians)
- 11-César Gutiérrez (SS, San Francisco Giants)
- 12-Roberto Rodriguez Muñoz (P, Kansas City Athletics)
- 13-Jose Herrera (OF, Houston Astros)
- 14-Nestor "Latigo" Chavez (P, San Francisco Giants)
- 15-Remigio Hermoso (SS, Atlanta Braves)
1969
- 16-Angel Bravo (OF, Chicago White Sox)
1970
- 17-Dave Concepcion (SS, Cincinnati Reds)
- 18-Ossie Blanco (1B, Chicago White Sox)
1971
- 19-Enzo Hernandez (SS, San Diego Padres)
1972
- 20-Dámaso Blanco (SS, San Francisco Giants)
- 21-Gonzalo Márquez (1B, Oakland Athletics)
1973
- 22-Manny Trillo (2B, Oakland Athletics)
1975
- 23-Pablo Torrealba (P, Atlanta Braves)
1976
- 24-Manny Sarmiento (P, Cincinnati Reds)
- 25-Tony Armas (OF, Pittsburgh Pirates)
1977
- 26-Baudilio "Bo" Díaz (C, Boston Red Sox]]
1980
- 27-Luis Leal (P, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 28-Luis Salazar (3B, San Diego Padres)
- 29-Luis Aponte (P, Boston Red Sox)
1981
- 30-Luis Sanchez (P, California Angels)
- 31-Fred Manrique (2B, Toronto Blue Jays)
1982
- 32-Leo Hernandez (3B, Baltimore Orioles)
1983
- 33-Argenis Salazar (SS, Montreal Expos)
1984
- 34-Toby Hernandez (C, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 35-Alvaro Espinoza (SS, Minnesota Twins)
1985
- 36-Ozzie Guillen (SS, Chicago White Sox)
- 37-Urbano Lugo (P, California Angels)
- 38-Andres Galarraga (1B, Montreal Expos)
- 39-Gus Polidor (SS, California Angels)
1987
- 40-Les Straker (P, Minnesota Twins)
- 41-Al Pedrique (SS, New York Mets)
- 42-Miguel Garcia (P, California Angels)
- 43-Ubaldo Heredia (P, Montreal Expos)
- 44-Alexis Infante (IF, Toronto Blue Jays)
1988
- 45-Oswaldo Peraza (P, Baltimore Orioles)
- 46-Johnny Paredes (2B, Montreal Expos)
- 47-Angel Escobar (IF, San Francisco Giants)
- 48-German Gonzalez (P, Minnesota Twins)
- 49-Tony Castillo (P, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 50-Carlos Martinez (3B/1B, Chicago White Sox)
- 51-Carlos Quintana (1B, Boston Red Sox)
1989
- 52-Omar Vizquel (SS, Seattle Mariners)
- 53-Wilson Alvarez (P, Texas Rangers)
- 54-Julio Machado (P, New York Mets)
1990
- 55-Carlos Hernandez (C, Los Angeles Dodgers)
- 56-Luis Sojo (2B, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 57-Oscar Azocar (OF, New York Yankees)
- 58-Richard Garcés "El Guapo" (P, Minnesota Twins)
- 59-Carlos Garcia (2B, Pittsburgh Pirates)
1991
- 60-Jose Escobar (SS, Cleveland Indians)
- 61-Ramon Garcia (P, Chicago White Sox)
- 62-Amalio Carreno (P, Philadelphia Phillies)
1992
- 63-Danilo Leon (P, Texas Rangers)
- 64-Cris Colon (SS, Texas Rangers)
1993
- 65-William Cañate (OF, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 66-Omar Daal (P, Los Angeles Dodgers)
- 67-Marcos Armas (OF/1B, Oakland Athletics)
- 68-Pedro Castellano (3B, Colorado Rockies)
- 69-Eduardo Zambrano (1B, Chicago Cubs)
1994
- 70-Roberto Petagine (1B, Houston Astros)
- 71-Juan Carlos Pulido (P, Minnesota Twins)
- 72-Robert Perez (OF, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 73-Juan Castillo (P, New York Mets)
1995
- 74-Edgardo Alfonzo (2B, New York Mets)
- 75-Felipe Lira (P, Detroit Tigers)
- 76-Dilson Torres (P, Kansas City Royals)
- 77-Tomas Perez (2B, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 78-Ugueth Urbina (P, Montreal Expos)
- 79-Edwin Hurtado (P, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 80-Edgar Caceres (2B, Kansas City Royals)
- 81-Roger Cedeño (OF, Los Angeles Dodgers)
- 82-Giovanni Carrara (P, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 83-Eddie Perez (C, Atlanta Braves)
1996
- 84-Alex Delgado (C, Boston Red Sox)
- 85-Alex Pacheco (P, Montreal Expos)
- 86-Miguel Cairo (2B, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 87-Jose Malave (OF, Boston Red Sox)
- 88-Robert Machado (C, Chicago White Sox)
- 89-Raul Chavez (C, Montreal Expos)
- 90-Bobby Abreu (OF, Houston Astros)
1997
- 91-Eddy Diaz (2B, Milwaukee Brewers)
- 92-Edgar Ramos (P, Philadelphia Phillies)
- 93-Jeremi Gonzalez (P, Chicago Cubs)
- 94-Jorge Velandia (SS, San Diego Padres)
- 95-Kelvim Escobar (P, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 96-Henry Blanco (C, Los Angeles Dodgers)
- 97-Magglio Ordoñez (OF, Chicago White Sox)
- 98-Richard Hidalgo (OF, Houston Astros)
- 99-Luis Ordaz (SS, St. Louis Cardinals)
- 100-Carlos Mendoza (OF, New York Mets)
- 101-Oscar Henriquez (P, Houston Astros)
- 102-Giomar Guevara (SS, Seattle Mariners)
1998
- 103-Jose Nieves (IF, Chicago Cubs)
- 104-Alex Gonzalez (SS, Florida Marlins)
- 105-Carlos Guillen (3B, Seattle Mariners)
- 106-Alex Ramirez (OF, Cleveland Indians)
1999
- 107-Freddy Garcia (P, Seattle Mariners)
- 108-Beiker Graterol (P, Detroit Tigers)
- 109-Horacio Estrada (P, Milwaukee Brewers)
- 110-Orber Moreno (P, Kansas City Royals)
- 111-Carlos Hernandez (2B, Houston Astros )
- 112-Melvin Mora (IF/OF, New York Mets)
- 113-Liu Rodriguez (2B, Chicago White Sox)
- 114-Ramon Hernandez (C, Oakland Athletics)
- 115-Wiki Gonzalez (C, San Diego Padres)
- 116-Tony Armas, Jr. (P. Montreal Expos)
2000
- 117-Johan Santana (P, Minnesota Twins)
- 118-Ruben Quevedo (P, Chicago Cubs)
- 119-Fernando Lunar (C, Atlanta Braves)
- 120-Darwin Cubillan (P, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 121-William Martínez (P, Cleveland Indians)
- 122-Alex Cabrera (1B/OF, Arizona Diamondbacks)
- 123-Luis Rivas (2B, Minnesota Twins)
- 124-Clemente Alvarez (C, Philadelphia Phillies)
- 125-Donaldo Mendez (SS, San Diego Padres)
- 126-Jorge Julio (P, Baltimore Orioles)
- 127-Alex Escobar (OF, New York Mets)
- 128-Juan Carlos Moreno (P, Texas Rangers)
- 129-Endy Chavez (OF, Kansas City Royals)
- 130-Juan Rincon (P, Minnesota Twins)
- 131-Victor Zambrano (P, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
- 132-Cesar Izturis (SS, Toronto Blue Jays)
- 133-Carlos Hernandez (P, Houston Astros)
- 134-Carlos Zambrano (P, Chicago Cubs)
- 135-Juan Rivera (OF, New York Yankees)
- 136-Yorvit Torrealba (C, San Francisco Giants)
- 137-Wilfredo Rodriguez (P, Houston Astros)
- 138-Steve Torrealba (C, Atlanta Braves)
2002
- 139-Carlos Silva (P, Philadelphia Phillies)
- 140-Luis Ugueto ( SS, Seattle Mariners)
- 141-Felix Escalona (SS, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
- 142-Oscar Salazar (2B, Detroit Tigers)
- 143-Marco Scutaro (2B, New York Mets)
- 144-Tony Alvarez (OF, Pittsburgh Pirates)
- 145-Omar Infante (SS, Detroit Tigers)
- 146-Víctor Martínez (C, Cleveland Indians)
- 147-Alex Herrera (P, Cleveland Indians)
- 148-Francisco Rodríguez (P, Anaheim Angels)
2003
- 149-Wilfredo Ledezma (P, Detroit Tigers)
- 150-Rosman García (P, Texas Rangers)
- 151-Erasmo Ramirez (P, Texas Rangers)
- 152-Carlos Mendez (C, Baltimore Orioles)
- 153-Ray Olmedo (SS, Cincinnati Reds)
- 154-Miguel Cabrera (OF, Florida Marlins)
- 155-Carlos Valderrama (OF, San Francisco Giants)
- 156-Rafael Betancourt (P, Cleveland Indians)
- 157-Rene Reyes (OF, Colorado Rockies)
- 158-Alex Prieto (2B, Minnesota Twins)
- 159-Humberto Quintero (C, San Diego Padres)
- 160-Andy Machado (SS, Philadelphia Phillies)
Coming in 2004
- 161-Luis Gonzalez (2B, Colorado Rockies)
- 162-Jose Castillo (2B, Pittsburgh Pirates)
- 163-Andres Blanco (SS, Kansas City Royals)
- 164-Eduardo Villacis (P, Kansas City Royals)