Thursday, April 08, 2004
27.3 Percent of Major League Baseball Players Born Outside the United States
MLB's annual survey of Opening Day rosters reveals that 227 of the 830 players on the 25-man roster or the DL, or 27.3%, were born outside the United States. That's down slightly from 2003, when 27.8% were foreign-born. 79 of these players were Dominicans, followed by 45 Venezuelans, 36 Puerto Ricans, 16 Mexicans, 11 Canadians, 10 Japanese, 6 Panamanians, 4 Australians, 4 Koreans, 3 Colombians, 2 from Curacao and one each from Aruba and Nicaragua. (The complete list is available by clicking the link.)
The percentage of foreign-born players in the minor leagues reached an all-time high: 47.6% of the 6,117 players under contract as of April 4. These players come from 33 countries, including such unlikely homes as Argentina, China, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. There are fewer Japanese-born players in the minors (seven) than in the majors (10).
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MLB's annual survey of Opening Day rosters reveals that 227 of the 830 players on the 25-man roster or the DL, or 27.3%, were born outside the United States. That's down slightly from 2003, when 27.8% were foreign-born. 79 of these players were Dominicans, followed by 45 Venezuelans, 36 Puerto Ricans, 16 Mexicans, 11 Canadians, 10 Japanese, 6 Panamanians, 4 Australians, 4 Koreans, 3 Colombians, 2 from Curacao and one each from Aruba and Nicaragua. (The complete list is available by clicking the link.)
The percentage of foreign-born players in the minor leagues reached an all-time high: 47.6% of the 6,117 players under contract as of April 4. These players come from 33 countries, including such unlikely homes as Argentina, China, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. There are fewer Japanese-born players in the minors (seven) than in the majors (10).
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