Annex: Venezuelans in Major League Baseball

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Since 1939, more than 460 players of Venezuelan origin have played in Major League Baseball.

The list includes the order number for his first participation, the name of the player, his position and the year of his first game.

Abbreviations used

P: Launcher
C: Receiver
1B: First base
2B: Second base
3B: Third base
SS: Campocorto
IF: Infielder
OF: Gardener
AL: American League
NL: National League
MLB.: MLB before opening at the LVBP
H.F.: Member of the Hall of Fama
Nov.: New year
Cy. : Cy Young (Best Picher of the Year)
G.G.: Golden Glove (Best in its Defensive Position)
Bat.: Bateo Champion (A Average Leader)
MVP.: Most Valuable Player

Players

1939 - 1989

No.	Name	Pos.	Equipment	Debut in Great Leagues
1	Alejandro Carrasquel MLB.	P	Washington Senators, AL	23 April 1939
2	Jesus Ramos MLB.	OF	Cincinnati Reds, NL	7 May 1944
3	Carlos Ascanio	1B	New York Black Yankees	1946
4	Alfonso Carrasquel	SS	Chicago White Sox, AL	18 April 1950
5	Pompey Davalillo	SS	Washington Senators, AL	1 August 1953
6	Ramón Monzant	P	New York Giants, NL	2 July 1954
7	Luis Ernesto Aparicio Nov., H.F.	SS	Chicago White Sox, AL	17 April 1956
8	Elio Chacón	2B	Cincinnati Reds, NL	20 April 1960
9	Víctor José Davalillo	OF	Cleveland Indians, AL	9 April 1963
10	Cesar Tovar	IF	Minnesota Twins, AL	12 April 1965
11	Gustavo Gil	2B	Cleveland Indians, AL	11 April 1967
12	Cesar Gutiérrez	SS	San Francisco Giants, NL	16 April 1967
13	Roberto Muñoz Rodríguez	P	Kansas City Athletics, AL	13 May 1967
14	José Herrera	OF	Houston Astros, NL	3 June 1967
15	Néstor Chávez	P	San Francisco Giants, NL	9 September 1967
16	Remigio Hermoso	SS	Atlanta Braves, NL	14 September 1967
17	Angel Bravo	OF	Chicago White Sox, AL	6 June 1969
18	David Concepción	SS	Cincinnati Reds, NL	6 April 1970
19	Oswaldo Blanco	1B	Chicago White Sox, AL	26 May 1970
20	Enzo Hernández	SS	San Diego Padres, NL	17 April 1971
21	Damaso Blanco	SS	San Francisco Giants, NL	26 May 1972
22	Gonzalo Marquez	1B	Oakland Athletics, NL	11 August 1972
23	Jesus Marcano Trillo	2B	Oakland Athletics, AL	28 June 1973
24	Pablo Torrealba	P	Atlanta Braves, NL	9 April 1975
25	Manuel Sarmiento	P	Cincinnati Reds, NL	30 July 1976
26	Antonio Armas	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	6 September 1976
27	Baudilio Díaz	C	Boston Red Sox, AL	6 September 1977
28	Luis Leal	P	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	25 May 1980
29	Luis Salazar	3B	San Diego Padres, NL	15 August 1980
30	Luis Aponte	P	Boston Red Sox, AL	4 September 1980
31	Luis Mercedes Sánchez	P	California Angels, AL	10 April 1981
32	Fred Manrique	2B	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	23 August 1981
33	Leo Hernández	3B	Baltimore Orioles, AL	19 August 1982
34	Argenis Salazar	SS	Montreal Expos, NL	10 August 1983
35	Tobías Hernández	C	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	22 June 1984
36	Alvaro Espinoza	SS	Minnesota Twins, AL	14 September 1984
37	Oswaldo Guillén Nov.	SS	Chicago White Sox, AL	9 April 1985
38	Urbano Lugo	P	California Angels, AL	28 April 1985
39	Andrés Galarraga Bat., G.G.	1B	Montreal Expos, NL	23 August 1985
40	Gustavo Polidor	SS	California Angels, AL	7 September 1985
41	Lester Straker	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	11 April 1987
42	Alfredo Pedrique	SS	New York Mets, NL	14 April 1987
43	Miguel Ángel García	P	California Angels, AL	30 April 1987
44	Ubaldo Heredia	P	Montreal Expos, NL	12 May 1987
45	Alexis Infante	IF	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	27 September 1987
46	Oswaldo Peraza	P	Baltimore Orioles, AL	4 April 1988
47	Johnny Paredes	2B	Montreal Expos, NL	29 April 1988
48	Angel Escobar	IF	San Francisco Giants, NL	17 May 1988
49	Germán González	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	5 August 1988
50	Antonio Castillo	P	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	14 August 1988
51	Carlos "Café" Martínez	3B	Chicago White Sox, AL	2 September 1988
52	Carlos Quintana	1B	Boston Red Sox	16 September 1988
53	Omar Vizquel G.G.	SS	Seattle Mariners, AL	3 April 1989
54	Wilson Alvarez	P	Texas Rangers, AL	24 July 1989
55	Julio Machado	P	New York Mets, NL	7 September 1989

1990 - 1995

As of January 1, 1990, 55 Venezuelans had played in the Major Leagues.

No.	Name	Pos.	Equipment	Debut in Great Leagues
56	Carlos Hernández	C	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	20 April 1990
57	Luis Sojo	2B	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	14 July 1990
58	Oscar Azócar	OF	New York Yankees, AL	17 July 1990
59	Richard Garcés	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	18 September 1990
60	Carlos García	2B	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	20 September 1990
61	José Escobar	SS	Cleveland Indians, AL	13 April 1991
62	Ramón García	P	Chicago White Sox, AL	31 May 1991
63	Amalio Carreño	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	7 July 1991
64	Danilo León	P	Texas Rangers, AL	6 June 1992
65	Christopher Columbus	SS	Texas Rangers, AL	18 September 1992
66	William Cañate	OF	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	16 April 1993
67	Omar Daal	P	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	23 April 1993
68	Marcos Armas	OF	Oakland Athletics, AL	25 May 1993
69	Pedro Castellano	3B	Colorado Rockies, NL	30 May 1993
70	Eduardo Zambrano	1B	Chicago Cubs, NL	19 September 1993
71	Roberto Petagine	1B	Houston Astros, NL	4 April 1994
72	Juan Carlos Pulido	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	9 April 1994
73	Robert Pérez	OF	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	20 July 1994
74	Juan Francisco Castillo	P	New York Mets, NL	26 July 1994
75	Edgardo Antonio Alfonzo	2B	New York Mets, NL	26 April 1995
76	Felipe Lira	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	27 April 1995
77	Dilson Torres	P	Kansas City Royals, AL	29 April 1995
78	Tomás Pérez	2B	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	3 May 1995
79	Ugueth Urbina	P	Montreal Expos, NL	9 May 1995
80	Edwin Hurtado	P	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	22 May 1995
81	Edgar Cáceres	2B	Kansas City Royals, AL	8 June 1995
82	Roger Cedeño	OF	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	20 June 1995
83	Giovanni Carrara	P	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	29 July 1995
84	Eduardo Pérez	C	Atlanta Braves, NL	10 September 1995

1996 - 2000

As of January 1, 1996, 84 Venezuelans had played in the Major Leagues.

No.	Name	Pos.	Equipment	Debut in Great Leagues
85	Álexander Delgado	C	Boston Red Sox, AL	4 April 1996
86	Álex Melchor Pacheco	P	Montreal Expos, NL	17 April 1996
87	Miguel Cairo	2B	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	17 April 1996
88	José Francisco Malavé	OF	Boston Red Sox, AL	23 May 1996
89	Robert Machado	C	Chicago White Sox, AL	24 July 1996
90	Raúl Chávez	C	Montreal Expos, NL	30 August 1996
91	Bob Abreu G.G.	RF	Houston Astros, NL	1 September 1996
92	Eddy Díaz	2B	Milwaukee Brewers, NL	17 April 1997
93	Edgar Ramos	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	5 May 1997
94	Geremi González	P	Chicago Cubs, NL	27 May 1997
95	Jorge Velandia	SS	San Diego Padres, NL	20 June 1997
96	Kelvim Escobar	P	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	29 June 1997
97	Henry White	C	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	25 July 1997
98	Magglio José Ordóñez Bat.	RF	Chicago White Sox, AL	29 August 1997
99	Richard Hidalgo	OF	Houston Astros, NL	1 September 1997
100	Luis Ordaz	SS	St. Louis Cardinals, NL	3 September 1997
101	Carlos Mendoza	OF	New York Mets, NL	3 September 1997
102.	Óscar Henríquez	P	Houston Astros, NL	7 September 1997
103	Giomar Guevara	SS	Seattle Mariners, AL	19 September 1997
104	José Miguel Nieves	IF	Chicago Cubs, NL	7 August 1998
105	Álex González	SS	Florida Marlins, NL	25 August 1998
106	Carlos Guillén	SS	Seattle Mariners, AL	6 September 1998
107	Álex Ramírez	OF	Cleveland Indians, AL	19 September 1998
108	Freddy García	P	Seattle Mariners, AL	7 April 1999
109	Beiker Graterol	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	9 April 1999
110	Horacio Estrada	P	Milwaukee Brewers, NL	4 May 1999
111	Orber Moreno	P	Kansas City Royals, AL	25 May 1999
112	Carlos A. Hernández	2B	Houston Astros, NL	26 May 1999
113	Melvin Mora	OF	New York Mets NL	30 May 1999
114	Liu Rodríguez	2B	Chicago White Sox, AL	9 June 1999
115	Ramón Hernández	C	Oakland Athletics, AL	29 June 1999
116	Wikleman González	C	San Diego Padres, NL	14 August 1999
117	Tony Armas, Jr.	P	Montreal Expos, NL	16 August 1999
118	Johan Santana G.G., Cy	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	3 April 2000
119	Ruben Quevedo	P	Chicago Cubs, NL	14 April 2000
120	Fernando Lunar	C	Atlanta Braves, NL	8 May 2000
121	Darwin Cubillán	P	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	20 May 2000
122	William Martínez	P	Cleveland Indians, AL	14 June 2000
123	Álex Cabrera	1B	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	26 June 2000
124	Luis Rivas	2B	Minnesota Twins, AL	16 September 2000
125	Clemente Alvarez	C	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	19 September 2000

2001 - 2005

As of January 1, 2001, 125 Venezuelans had played in the Major Leagues.

No.	Name	Pos.	Equipment	Debut in Great Leagues
126	Donaldo Méndez	SS	San Diego Padres, NL	5 April 2001
127	Jorge Julio Tapia	P	Baltimore Orioles, AL	26 April 2001
128	Alex Escobar	OF	New York Mets	8 May 2001
129	Juan Carlos Moreno	P	Texas Rangers, AL	17 May 2001
130	Endy Chávez	OF	Kansas City Royals, AL	29 May 2001
131	Juan Rincón	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	7 June 2001
132	Victor Zambrano	P	Tampa Bay Devil Rays, AL	21 June 2001
133	César Izturis G.G.	SS	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	23 June 2001
134	Carlos Enrique Hernández	P	Houston Astros, NL	8 August 2001
135	Carlos Zambrano	P	Chicago Cubs, NL	20 August 2001
136	Juan Rivera	OF	New York Yankees, AL	4 September 2001
137	Yorvit Torrealba	C	San Francisco Giants, NL	5 September 2001
138	Wilfredo Rodríguez	P	Houston Astros, NL	21 September 2001
139	Steve Torrealba	C	Atlanta Braves, NL	6 October 2001
140	Carlos Silva	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	1 April 2002
141	Luis Ugueto	SS	Seattle Mariners, AL	3 April 2002
142	Felix Escalona	SS	Tampa Bay Devil Rays, AL	4 April 2002
143	Oscar Salazar	2B	Detroit Tigers, AL	10 April 2002
144	Scutaro Framework	2B	New York Mets, NL	21 July 2002
145	Antonio Álvarez	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	4 September 2002
146	Omar Infante	SS	Detroit Tigers, AL	7 September 2002
147	Víctor Martínez	C	Cleveland Indians, AL	10 September 2002
148	Álex Herrera	P	Cleveland Indians, AL	13 September 2002
149	Francisco Rodríguez MLB.	P	Anaheim Angels, AL	18 September 2002
150	Wilfredo Ledezma	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	2 April 2003
151	Rosman García	P	Texas Rangers, AL	19 April 2003
152	Carlos Méndez	C	Baltimore Orioles, AL	22 May 2003
153	Ray Olmedo	SS	Cincinnati Reds, NL	25 May 2003
154	Miguel Cabrera Bat., MVP.	SS	Florida Marlins, NL	20 June 2003
155	Carlos Valderrama	OF	San Francisco Giants, NL	21 June 2003
156.	Rafael Betancourt	P	Cleveland Indians, AL	13 July 2003
157	René Reyes	OF	Colorado Rockies, NL	22 July 2003
158	Álex Prieto	2B	Minnesota Twins, AL	26 July 2003
159	Humberto Quintero	C	San Diego Padres, NL	3 September 2003
160	Anderson Machado	SS	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	27 September 2003
161	Luis A. González	2B	Colorado Rockies, NL	6 April 2004
162	José Castillo	2B	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	7 April 2004
163	Andrés Eloy Blanco MLB.	SS	Kansas City Royals, AL	18 April 2004
164	Eduardo Villacis	P	Kansas City Royals, AL	2 May 2004
165	Ramón Alfredo Castro	SS	Oakland Athletics, AL	21 June 2004
166	José Celestino López	SS	Seattle Mariners, AL	31 July 2004
167.	Maicer Izturis	SS	Montreal Expos, NL	27 August 2004
168	Guillermo Quiroz	C	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	4 September 2004
169	Dioner Navarro MLB.	C	New York Yankees, AL	7 September 2004
170	Lino Urdaneta	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	9 September 2004
171	Gustavo Chacín	P	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	20 September 2004
172	Marcos Carvajal	P	Colorado Rockies, NL	6 April 2005
173	Ronny Cedeño MLB.	SS	Chicago Cubs, NL	23 April 2005
174	William Bergolla	2B	Cincinnati Reds, NL	9 May 2005
175	Luís Rodríguez	SS	Minnesota Twins, AL	21 May 2005
176	Yorman Bazardo	P	Florida Marlins, NL	26 (d8 May 2005
177	Danny Sandoval	SS	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	17 July 2005
178	Félix Hernández Cy	P	Seattle Mariners, AL	4 August 2005
179	Alejandro Freire	1B	Baltimore Orioles, AL	9 August 2005
180	Franklin Gutiérrez G.G.	OF	Cleveland Indians, AL	31 August 2005
181	Alejandro Machado	2B	Boston Red Sox, AL	3 September 2005
182	Miguel Pérez	C	Cincinnati Reds, NL	7 September 2005

2006 - 2010

As of January 1, 2006, 182 Venezuelans had played in the Major Leagues.

No.	Name	Pos.	Equipment	Debut in Great Leagues
183	Josh Barfield	P	San Diego Padres, NL	3 April 2006
184	Fernando Nieve	P	Houston Astros, NL	4 April 2006
185.	Martín Prado	2B	Atlanta Braves, NL	23 April 2006
186	Angel Guzmán	P	Chicago Cubs, NL	26 April 2006
187	Yusmeiro Petit	P	Florida Marlins, NL	14 May 2006
188	Renyel Pinto	P	Florida Marlins, NL	18 May 2006
189	Enrique González	P	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	28 May 2006
190	Eliezer Alfonzo	C	San Francisco Giants, NL	3 June 2006
191	Edward Mujica	P	Cleveland Indians, AL	21 June 2006
192	Aníbal Sánchez	P	Florida Marlins, NL	25 June 2006
193	Melvin Dorta	SS	Washington Nationals, NL	22 July 2006
194	Alberto Callaspo	2B	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	6 August 2006
195	Miguel Montero	C	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	6 September 2006
196	Carlos Maldonado	C	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	8 September 2006
197	Oswaldo Navarro	IF	Seattle Mariners, AL	9 September 2006
198	César Jiménez	P	Seattle Mariners, AL	11 September 2006
199	Alvin Colina	C	Colorado Rockies, NL	18 September 2006
200	Héctor Giménez	C	Houston Astros, NL	25 September 2006
201	Gustavo Molina	C	Chicago White Sox, AL	2 April 2007
202	Jesus Flowers	C	Washington Nationals, NL	4 April 2007
203	Yoel Hernández	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	5 May 2007
204	Guillermo Rodríguez	C	San Francisco Giants, NL	13 June 2007
205	Luis Hernández	SS	Baltimore Orioles, AL	8 July 2007
206	José Ascanio	P	Atlanta Braves, NL	13 July 2007
207	Mauro Zárate	P	Florida Marlins, NL	7 August 2007
208	Edwin Bellorin	C	Colorado Rockies, NL	7 August 2007
209	Asdrúbal Cabrera	SS	Cleveland Indians, AL	8 August 2007
210	Franklin Morales	P	Colorado Rockies, NL	18 August 2007
211	Juan Carlos Gutiérrez	P	Houston Astros, NL	19 August 2007
212	Rómulo Sánchez	P	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	26 August 2007
213	Alberto González	SS	New York Yankees, AL	1 September 2007
214	Harvey Garcia	P	Florida Marlins, NL	3 September 2007
215	Armando Galarraga	P	Texas Rangers, AL	15 September 2007
216	Gregor White	OF	Atlanta Braves, NL	30 March 2008
217	Alex Romero	OF	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	2 April 2008
218	Hernán Iribarren	2B	Milwaukee Brewers, NL	12 April 2008
219	Álex Serrano	P	Anaheim Angels, AL	16 April 2008
220	Eider Torres	2B	Baltimore Orioles, AL	26 April 2008
221	Jonathan Herrera	2B	Colorado Rockies, NL	30 April 2008
222	Luis Maza	SS	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	14 May 2008
223	Gregorio Petit	2B	Oakland Athletics, AL	18 May 2008
224	Carlos González G.G., Bat.	OF	Oakland Athletics, AL	31 May 2008
225	Maximilian Ramírez	C	Texas Rangers, AL	22 June 2008
226	Ivan Ochoa	SS	San Francisco Giants, NL	12 July 2008
227	Pablo Sandoval	3B	San Francisco Giants, NL	14 August 2008
228	Ramón Ramírez	P	Cincinnati Reds, NL	30 August 2008
229	Luis Valbuena	2B	Seattle Mariners, AL	2 September 2008
230	Alcides Escobar	SS	Milwaukee Brewers, NL	3 September 2008
231	José Mijares	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	13 September 2008
232	Jesus Delgado	P	Florida Marlins, NL	17 September 2008
233	Francisco Cervelli	C	New York Yankees, AL	18 September 2008
234	Elvis Andrus	SS	Texas Rangers, AL	6 April 2009
235	Edwin Moreno	P	San Diego Padres, NL	7 April 2009
236	Ronald Belisario	P	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	7 April 2009
237	Anthony Ortega	P	Anaheim Angels, AL	25 April 2009
238	Gerardo Parra	OF	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	13 May 2009
239	Sergio Escalona	P	Philadelfia Phillies, NL	17 May 2009
240	Jesus Guzman	1B	San Francisco Giants, NL	21 May 2009
241	Guillermo Moscoso	P	Texas Rangers, AL	30 May 2009
242	José Lobatón	C	San Diego Padres, NL	5 July 2009
243	Jhoulys Chacin MLB.	P	Colorado Rockies, NL	25 July 2009
244	Carlos Carrasco	P	Cleveland Indians, AL	1 September 2009
245	Victor Gárate	P	Washington Nationals, NL	5 September 2009
246	Niuman Romero	SS	Cleveland Indians, AL	8 September 2009
247	Henry Rodríguez	P	Oakland Athletics, AL	21 September 2009
248	Carlos Monasterios	P	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	5 April 2010
249	Argenis Díaz	SS	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	21 April 2010
250	Wilson Ramos	C	Minnesota Twins, AL	2 May 2010
251	Frank.	P	Baltimore Orioles, AL	26 May 2010
252	José Tábata	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	9 June 2010
253	Felix Doubront	P	Boston Rex Sox, AL	18 June 2010
254	Jeanmar Gómez MLB.	P	Cleveland Indians, AL	18 July 2010
255	Gregory Infante	P	Chicago White Sox, AL	7 September 2010
256	Edgmer Escalona	P	Colorado Rockies, NL	10 September 2010
257	Jean Carlos Boscán	C	Atlanta Braves, NL	1 October 2010

2011 - 2015

As of January 1, 2011, 257 Venezuelans had played in the Major Leagues.

No.	Name	Pos.	Equipment	Debut in Great Leagues
258	Brayan Villarreal	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	2 April 2011
259	Eduardo Sánchez	P	St. Louis Cardinals, NL	13 April 2011
260	Alexi Amarista	2B	Los Angeles Angels, AL	26 April 2011
261	Ezequiel Carrera	OF	Cleveland Indians, AL	20 May 2011
262	Lester Oliveros	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	1 July 2011
263	Héctor Sánchez	C	San Francisco Giants, NL	15 July 2011
264	Robinson Chirinos	C	Tampa Bay Rays, AL	18 July 2011
265	Alex Torres	P	Tampa Bay Rays, AL	18 July 2011
266	José Altuve MVP,Bat.,G.G.	2B	Houston Astros, NL	20 July 2011
267	Manny Piña	C	Kansas City Royals, AL	3 August 2011
268	Henderson Álvarez	P	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	10 August 2011
269	Salvador Pérez MLB., G.G.	C	Kansas City Royals, AL	10 August 2011
270	Jesus Montero	C	New York Yankees, AL	1 September 2011
271	Eduardo Escobar	SS	Chicago White Sox, AL	2 September 2011
272	Freddy Galvis	2B	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	5 April 2012
273	Marwin González	SS	Houston Astros, NL	6 April 2012
274	Sandy León	C	Washington Nationals, NL	14 May 2012
275	Gorkys Hernández	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	21 May 2012
276	José Ortega	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	8 June 2012
277	Hernán Pérez	2B	Detroit Tigers, AL	9 June 2012
278	Martín Pérez	P	Texas Rangers, AL	27 June 2012
279	Luis Avilán	P	Atlanta Braves, NL	14 July 2012
280	Miguel Socolovich	P	Baltimore Orioles, AL	14 July 2012
281	Pedro Hernández MLB.	P	Chicago White Sox, AL	18 July 2012
282	Avisail García	OF	Detroit Tigers, AL	31 August 2012
283	Henry Rodríguez	2B	Cincinnati Reds, NL	2 September 2012
284	Jean Machí	P	San Francisco Giants, NL	3 September 2012
285	Luis Jiménez	1B	Seattle Mariners, AL	4 September 2012
286	Wilmer Font MLB.	P	Texas Rangers, AL	18 September 2012
287	Rafael Ortega	OF	Colorado Rockies, NL	30 September 2012
288	Joseph Ortiz	P	Texas Rangers, AL	31 March 2013
289	Hector Rondon	P	Chicago Cubs, NL	3 April 2013
290	Oswaldo Arcia	OF	Minnesota Twins, AL	15 April 2013
291	Yoervis Medina	P	Seattle Mariners, AL	16 April 2013
292	Bruce Rondon	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	25 April 2013
293	Jesus Sucre	C	Seattle Mariners, AL	24 May 2013
294	César Hernández	2B	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	29 May 2013
295	José Alvarez	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	9 June 2013
296	Wilmer Flores	3B	New York Mets, NL	6 August 2013
297	David Martínez	P	Houston Astros, AL	21 August 2013
298	Josmil Pinto	C	Minnesota Twins, AL	1 September 2013
299	Mauritius Robles	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	3 September 2013
300	Ehire Adrianza	SS	San Francisco Giants, NL	8 September 2013
301	Miguel González	C	Chicago White Sox, AL	10 September 2013
302	Wilfredo Tovar	SS	New York Mets, NL	22 September 2013
303	Yangervis Solarte	3B	New York Yankees, AL	3 April 2014
304	Luis Sardiñas	SS	Texas Rangers, AL	20 April 2014
305	Ender Inciarte	OF	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	2 May 2014
306	Rougned Odor	2B	Texas Rangers, AL	8 May 2014
307	Jesus Aguilar	1B	Cleveland Indians, AL	15 May 2014
308	David Peralta	OF	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	1 June 2014
309	Wilking Rodríguez MLB.	P	Kansas City Royals, AL	3 June 2014
310	Eugenio Suárez	SS	Detroit Tigers, AL	4 June 2014
311	Miguel Rojas	SS	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	6 June 2014
312	Yohan Pino	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	19 June 2014
313	Jorge Rondon	P	St louis Cardinals, NL	29 June 2014
314	Yolmer Sánchez G.G.	SS	Chicago White Sox, AL	13 July 2014
315	Tomas Telis	C	Texas Rangers, AL	25 August 2014
316	Edwin Escobar	P	Boston Red Sox, AL	27 August 2014
317	Carlos Rivero	SS	Boston Red Sox, AL	29 August 2014
318	Leonel Campos	P	San Diego Padres, NL	3 September 2014
319	Yorman Rodríguez MLB.	OF	Cincinnati Reds, NL	4 September 2014
320	Jairo Díaz	P	Los Angeles Angels, AL	8 September 2014
321	Guilder Rodríguez	SS	Texas Rangers, AL	9 September 2014
322	José Pirela	SS	New York Yankees, AL	22 September 2014
323	Odubel Herrera	OF	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	6 April 2015
324	Angel Nesbitt	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	8 April 2015
325	Felipe Javier Vásquez Rivero	P	Washington Nationals, NL	17 April 2015
326	Elvis Araujo	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	5 May 2015
327	Carlos Pérez	C	Los Angeles Angels, AL	5 May 2015
328	Williams Pérez	P	Atlanta Braves, NL	8 May 2015
329	Dixon Machado MLB.	SS	Detroit Tigers, AL	25 May 2015
330	Eduardo Rodríguez MLB.	P	Boston Red Soxs, AL	28 May 2015
331	Ramón Flores	OF	New York Yankees, AL	30 May 2015
332	Edgar Ibarra	P	Los Angeles Angels, AL	2 June 2015
333	Mayckol Guaipe	P	Seattle Mariners, AL	2 June 2015
334	Junior War	P	Chicago White Soxs, AL	12 June 2015
335	Diego Moreno	P	New York Yankees, AL	22 June 2015
336	Deolis Guerra	P	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	27 June 2015
337	Oscar Hernández MLB.	C	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	12 July 2015
338	José Peraza MLB.	IF	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	10 August 2015
339	Silvino Bracho	P	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	30 August 2015
340	Ramón Cabrera	C	Cincinnati Reds, NL	5 September 2015
341	Elías Díaz Soto	C	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	12 September 2015
342	Ronald Torreyes MLB.	SS	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	13 September 2015

2016 - 2020

As of January 1, 2016, 342 Venezuelans had played in the Major Leagues.

No.	Name	Pos.	Equipment	Debut in Great Leagues
343	William Cuevas	P	Boston Red Sox, AL	21 April 2016
344	Albert Suárez	P	San Francisco Giants, NL	8 May 2016
345	Wilfredo Boscan	P	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	19 May 2016
346	Willson Contreras	C	Chicago Cubs, NL	17 June 2016
347	Edubray Ramos	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	24 June 2016
348	Omar Narváez	C	Chicago White Sox, AL	17 July 2016
349	José Rondón	SS	San Diego Padres, NL	29 July 2016
350	Orlando Arcia	SS	Milwaukee Brewers, NL	2 August 2016
351	Vicente Campos	P	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	27 August 2016
352	Juan Graterol	C	Anaheim Angels, AL	2 September 2016
353	Yohander Méndez	P	Texas Rangers, AL	5 September 2016
354	José A. Martínez	OF	San Luis Cardinals, NL	6 September 2016
355	Germán Márquez MLB.	P	Colorado Rockies, NL	8 September 2016
356	Renato Núñez	3B	Oakland Athletics, AL	12 September 2016
357	Carlos Asuaje MLB.	2B	San Diego Padres, NL	21 September 2016
358	Juniel Querecuto	3B	Tampa Bay Rays, AL	22 September 2016
359	José Torres	P	San Diego Padres, NL	22 September 2016
360	Luis Torrens MLB.	C	San Diego Padres, NL	3 April 2017
361	Antonio Senzatela	P	Colorado Rockies, NL	6 April 2017
362	José Osuna	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	18 April 2017
363	José Alvarado	P	Tampa Bay Rays, AL	3 May 2017
364	Arcenio León	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	28 May 2017
365	Ricardo Pinto	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	31 May 2017
366	Ronald Herrera MLB.	P	New York Yankees, AL	14 June 2017
367	Eduardo Paredes MLB.	P	Anaheim Angels, AL	23 June 2017
368	Franklin Barreto	2B	Oakland Athletics, AL	24 June 2017
369	Ildemaro Vargas	2B	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	29 June 2017
370	Adrián Arturo Sánchez	SS	Washington Nationals, NL	30 June 2017
371	José Ruíz	P	San Diego Padres, NL	24 July 2017
372	Ricardo Rodríguez MLB.	P	Texas Rangers, AL	14 August 2017
373	Anthony Santander	OF	Baltimore Orioles, AL	18 August 2017
374	Alejandro Chacin	P	Cincinnati Reds, NL	23 August 2017
375	Andrés Machado	P	Kansas City Royals, AL	2 September 2017
376	Breyvic Valera	2B	San Luis Cardinals, NL	5 September 2017
377	Gabriel Moya	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	12 September 2017
378	Carlos Tocci	OF	Texas Rangers, AL	31 March 2018
379	Yonny Chirinos	P	Tampa Bay Rays, AL	April 1, 2018
380	Victor Reyes	OF	Detroit Tigers, AL	April 1, 2018
381	Engelb Vielma	SS	Baltimore Orioles, AL	13 April 2018
382	Gleyber Torres MLB.	SS	New York Yankees, AL	April 22, 2018
383	Ronald Acuña Jr. MLB., Nov.	OF	Atlanta Braves, NL	25 April 2018
384	Elieser Hernandez	P	Miami Marlins, NL	10 May 2018
385	Luis Guillorme MLB.	SS	New York Mets, NL	11 May 2018
386	Alfredo Gónzalez	C	Chicago White Sox, AL	26 May 2018
387	José Briceño	C	Anaheim Angels, AL	26 May 2018
388	José Gregorio Castillo	P	San Diego Padres, NL	2 June 2018
389	Willians Astudillo	OF	Minnesota Twins, AL	30 June 2018
390	Pablo José López MLB.	P	Miami Marlins, NL	30 June 2018
391	Francisco Arcia	C	Anaheim Angels, AL	26 July 2018
392	Ranger Suárez MLB.	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	26 July 2018
393	Osmer Morales	P	Anaheim Angels, AL	August 16, 2018
394	Harold Castro	3B	Detroit Tigers, AL	23 September 2018
395	Yonathan Daza	CF	Colorado Rockies, NL	April 9, 2019
396	Pedro Ávila	P	San Diego Padres, NL	April 11, 2019
397	Thairo Estrada MLB.	SS	New York Yankees, AL	April 21, 2019
398	Darwinzon Hernandez MLB.	P	Boston Red Sox, AL	23 April 2019
399	Jose Gregorio Quijada	P	Miami Marlins, NL	April 24, 2019
400	Luis Rengifo	2B	Anaheim Angels, AL	April 25, 2019
401	Eduardo Rafael Jiménez MLB.	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	7 May 2019
402	Luis Arraez	2B	Minnesota Twins, AL	May 18, 2019
403	Jesus Rafael Tinoco	P	Colorado Rockies, NL	31 May 2019
404	José Rances Suárez MLB.	P	Anaheim Angels, AL	2 June 2019
405	Humberto José Arteaga	SS	Kansas City Royals, AL	20 June 2019
406	Adbert Alzolay MLB.	P	Chicago Cubs, NL	20 June 2019
407	Jose Daniel Rodríguez	P	Anaheim Angels, AL	27 July 2019
408	Brusdar Javier Graterol	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	September 1, 2019
409	Enderson Daniel Franco	P	San Francisco Giants, NL	September 18, 2019
410	Andrés Alfonso Giménez MLB.	2B	New York Mets, NL	24 July 2020
411	William Jesus Contreras MLB.	C	Atlanta Braves, NL	24 July 2020
412	Edward Daniel Olivares	CF	San Diego Padres, NL	25 July 2020
413	Anthony Silfredo Castro	P	Detroit Tigers, AL	27 July 2020
414	Nivaldo Apolinar Rodríguez MLB.	P	Houston Astros, AL	28 July 2020
415	Carlos Miguel Sanabria MLB.	P	Houston Astros, AL	5 August 2020
416	Ali Miguel Sánchez MLB.	C	New York Mets, NL	10 August 2020
417	Keibert Jose Ruiz MLB.	C	Los Angeles Dodgers, NL	16 August 2020
418	Ricardo Jose Sánchez	P	San Luis Cardinals, NL	17 August 2020
419	Luis Alexander Basabe	OF	San Francisco Giants, NL	27 August 2020
420	Miguel Angel Yajure MLB.	P	New York Yankees, AL	31 August 2020
421	Carlos Eduardo Hernandez MLB.	P	Kansas City Royals, AL	1 September 2020
422	Luis Heibardo Garcia MLB.	P	Houstos Astros, AL	4 September 2020
423	Mauritius Alejandro Llovera	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	6 September 2020
424	Jose Angel Mujica MLB.	P	Colorado Rockies, NL	8 September 2020
425	Rafael Alejandro Marchan MLB.	C	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	14 September 2020
426	Edwar Osnel de la Cruz Colina	P	Minnesota Twins, AL	25 September 2020

Since 2021

As of January 1, 2021, 426 Venezuelans had played in the Major Leagues.

No.	Name	Pos.	Equipment	Debut in Great Leagues
427	Tucupita Jose Marcano	2B	San Diego Padres, NL	1 April 2021
428	Luis José Oviedo	P	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	3 April 2021
429	Eduard Felix Bazardo	P	Boston Red Soxs, AL	14 April 2021
430	Sebastián Rivero	C	Kansas City Royals, AL	8 May 2021
431	Luis Alejandro Madero	P	Miami Marlins, NL	10 May 2021
432	Jose Alberto Godoy	C	Seattle Mariners, AL	21 May 2021
433	Yonny Hernandez	3B	Texas Rangers, AL	5 August 2021
434	Yohel Pozo	BD	Texas Rangers, AL	13 August 2021
435	Kervin Castro	P	San Francisco Giants, NL	7 September 2021
436	Jhonathan Díaz	P	Los Angeles Angels, AL	17 September 2021
437	Angel Zerpa	P	Kansas City Royals, AL	30 September 2021
438	Erick Castillo	C	Chicago Cubs, NL	30 September 2021
439	Robert Suárez	P	San Diego Padres, NL	7 April 2022
440	Diego Castillo	SS	Pittsburgh Pirates, NL	7 April 2022
441	José Azócar	OF	San Diego Padres, NL	7 April 2022
442	José Herrera	C	Arizona Diamondbacks, NL	9 April 2022
443	Simon Muzziotti	CF	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	11 April 2022
444	Gabriel Arias	2B	Cleveland Guardians, AL	20 April 2022
445	René Pinto	C	Tampa Bay Rays, AL	26 April 2022
446	Juan Yépez	OF	San Luis Cardinals, NL	4 May 2022
447	Francisco Morales	P	Philadelphia Phillies, NL	9 May 2022
448	Anderson Espinoza	P	Chicago Cubs, NL	30 May 2022
449	Jermaine Palacios	SS	Minnesota Twins, AL	31 May 2022
450	Gabriel Moreno	C	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	11 June 2022
451	Max Castillo	P	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	19 June 2022
452	Lenyn Sosa	2B	Chicago White Sox, AL	23 June 2022
453	Maikel García	SS	Kansas City Royals, AL	15 July 2022
454	Freddy Fermin	C	Kansas City Royals, AL	15 July 2022
455	Oswaldo Cabrera	SS	New York Yankees, AL	17 August 2022
456	José Butto	P	New York Mets, NL	21 August 2022
457	Carlos Pérez	C	Chicago White Sox, AL	26 August 2022
458	Oswald Peraza	SS	New York Yankees, AL	2 September 2022
459	Israel Pineda	C	Washington Nationals, NL	11 September 2022
460	Liván Soto	SS	Los Angeles Angels, AL	17 September 2022
461	Ezequiel Tovar	SS	Colorado Rockies, NL	23 September 2022
462	Francisco Álvarez	C	New York Mets, NL	30 September 2022

Evolution of Venezuelans in the Major Leagues by year

The season in which the most Venezuelans have debuted in American baseball is 2022, with 24. It is followed by the 2014 and 2015 seasons with 20 each.

Special cases

No.	Name	Pos.	Equipment	Debut in Great Leagues	Note
1	Aurelio Monteagudo	P	Kansas City Athletics	1 September 1963	He was born in Cuba and subsequently nationalized Venezuelan.
2	Felipe Adolfo Paulino	P	Houston Astros, AL	5 September 2007	He was born in the Dominican Republic, officially found as a sportsman of that country, although he also has Venezuelan nationality by his mother. He came to Venezuela when he was about two years old.
3	Danny Farquhar	P	Toronto Blue Jays, AL	13 September 2011	Born in the United States. He is the son of a Venezuelan mother, but he has not processed his nationality by birth and said he did not want to.
4	Abraham Toro	3B	Houston Astros, AL	August 22, 2019	He was born in Canada and also has Venezuelan nationality.
5	Jesus Luzardo	P	Oakland Athletics, AL	September 11, 2019	He was born in Lima, Peru, and his parents are of Venezuelan origin, Zulia state. In Venezuela, play for the Zulia Eagles.
6	Tommy Romero	P	Tampa Bay Rays, AL	12 April 2022	He was born in Florida, the United States and his parents are of Venezuelan origin, Zulia state. It is unknown if he has processed Venezuelan nationality.

Venezuelan Managers in the Major Leagues

No.	Name	Equipment	Year of debut
1	Oswaldo Guillen	Chicago White Sox	2004
2	Alfredo Pedrique	Arizona Diamondbacks	2004

Special cases (managers)

No.	Name	Equipment	Year of debut	Note
1	Martin Prado	Miami Marlins	2016	He led the Miami Marlins in a single game on the last day of the season. The player's designation as a manager was made by the lead pilot, Don Mattingly, because there was nothing at stake.
2	Miguel Rojas	Miami Marlins	2019	The player was manager-player of the Miami Marlins in the final seasonal game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The player's designation as a manager was made by the lead pilot, Don Mattingly, because there was nothing at stake.
3	Carlos Mendoza	New York Yankees	2020	As a banking coach for the New York Yankees, he has been responsible for replacing the incumbent manager, Aron Boome for medical licenses.
4	Miguel Cairo	Chicago White Sox	2021	He led the Chicago White Sox in front of the New York Yankees on August 12, 2021 in a special match, baptized by Major League Baseball (MLB) as the Dream Field. Cairo was chosen by Tony La Russa to replace him.

Venezuelan Umpires in the Major Leagues

No.	Name	Origin	Year of debut
1	Manuel Gónzalez	Carabobobo	2010
2	Carlos Torres	Lara	2012
3	Edwin Moscoso	Aragua	2020
4	José Navas	Lara	2020
5	David Arrieta	Zulia	2020

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