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Players in bold are still active in MLB, as of 2022. Since 1956 a large number of baseball players of Dominican origin have played in Major League Baseball in the United States, with the Dominican Republic being the second country in the world after the United States with the most current baseball players in MLB.
Dámaso Domingo García Sánchez (7 February 1957 – 15 April 2020) was a Dominican professional baseball second baseman, best known for his time spent with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB), in the 1980s. García was originally a footballer. In 1974, he was the club captain of Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra.
On May 12, 2016, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Hernández as an international free agent. [2] He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Dodgers. [3] Returning to the DSL Dodgers in 2017, he recorded a 6–2 record and 2.52 ERA with 55 strikeouts in 64 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings pitched across 15 appearances (14 starts). [3]
The Dominican Republic has produced some of the greatest players in the history of baseball and while only three Dominican-born players are currently in the Hall of Fame, that list looks to grow ...
Dominican Republic baseball biography stubs (1 C, 124 P) Pages in category "Dominican Republic baseball players" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
Yermín Francisco Mercedes (born February 14, 1993), nicknamed "the Yermín-ator", [1] is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman, catcher, and designated hitter who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants.
While many MLB players are from the Dominican Republic, relatively few are from Loma de Cabrera, which is located near the border with Haiti. Before Rodríguez, the most famous player from the town was Rafael Furcal. [2] [1] Rodríguez's father was an agricultural engineer, his mother was a dentist, and he has three siblings. [3] At ten years ...
Cristian Javier (born March 26, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). Javier signed with the Astros as an international free agent in 2015 and made his MLB debut in 2020.