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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.
Henry Anderson Rodríguez Lorenzo (born November 8, 1967) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and Florida Marlins from 1992 to 2002.
Pedro González Olivares (12 December 1937 – 10 January 2021), nicknamed "Speedy Gonzalez", [1] was a Dominican professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1963–72) and Cleveland Indians (1972-79). He was one of the first 15 Dominicans to play big league baseball. [2]
There were 98 Dominican-born players on MLB opening day rosters in 2021, more than any other country – with Venezuela at 64 and 19 Cubans rounding out the top three countries with the most ...
Jhonkensy Albert Noel (born July 15, 2001), nicknamed "Big Christmas," [1] is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Tomás Roberto Silverio Veloz (October 14, 1945 – April 2, 2011) was a Dominican professional baseball player who had a 17-year career in organized baseball.The outfielder and native of Santiago de los Caballeros appeared in 31 games played over parts of three Major League Baseball seasons for the California Angels from 1970 to 1972.
For Dominican Americans, Albert Pujols' history-making 700 home runs— the first Latinos and 4th baseball player to do it — became a point of cultural pride. Albert Pujols made baseball history.
José St. Claire (born in 1916), better known as Pepe Lucas, was a Dominican professional baseball player. He was better known for a home-run which occurred on February 17, 1951, which became known across the Caribbean as the "Pepelucazo". That home-run also became known as "the shot heard around the Caribbean". [1]