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Since 1939, over 400 Venezuelan baseball players have played in Major League Baseball. This list shows players who appeared in at least one game in MLB, including number indicating order of arrival, name of player, position, starting team, and dates of debut and final game. Abbreviations for position P: Pitcher C: Catcher; 1B: First baseman
The Salón de la Fama y Museo del Béisbol Venezolano (in English, the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) is a nonprofit institution operated by private interests, which was founded on April 18, 2002, thanks to the vision of Carlos Daniel Cárdenas Lares.
Alfonso Carrasquel Colón, better known as Chico Carrasquel (January 23, 1926 – May 26, 2005), was a Venezuelan professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager. [1] He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop from 1950 to 1959, most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox where he became the first Latin American in MLB history to start in an All-Star Game in 1951. [2]
Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 2006 Class In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Colmenares . José Pérez Colmenares (July 14, 1914 – July 25, 1944) was a baseball pioneer in Venezuela and a member of the National Team that captured the Baseball World Cup in its ...
Andrés José Padovani Galarraga (Spanish: [anˈdɾes ɣalaˈraɣa]; born June 18, 1961) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos (1985–1991 and 2002), St. Louis Cardinals (), Colorado Rockies (1993–1997), Atlanta Braves (1998–2000), Texas Rangers (), San Francisco Giants (2001 and 2003) and Anaheim ...
In 2003, Aparicio was inducted into the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. [56] In 2004, the first annual Luis Aparicio Award was presented to the Venezuelan player who recorded the best individual performance in Major League Baseball, as voted on by sports journalists in Venezuela.
A member of four Hall of Fame organizations, García amassed more than 3000 hits, appeared in eight Caribbean Series, [2] was the first player to reach 1,000 hits in Venezuelan baseball, and also set several records in the VPBL that still remain intact.
The winner of the award is determined by a vote conducted by Venezuelan sports journalists and Spanish-language media around the world. [1] It is named after former MLB shortstop Luis Aparicio, [1] who is the only player from Venezuela to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. [2]