And then, there were only four teams left standing…
The American and National League Championship Series in MLB’s 2023 postseason has welcomed us with a plethora of Latinos scattered across the diamond. Below is the full list of each player from the Caribbean/Latin America, included with players who have Latin-roots through family descent — on the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Dominican Republic – 20 Players 🇩🇴
Eight Players on Houston: shortstop Jeremy Peña, catcher Yainer Díaz, LHP Framber Valdez, RHP Cristian Javier, RHP Rafael Montero, RHP Bryan Abreu, RHP Ronel Blanco, RHP Héctor Neris
Two Players on Texas: outfielder Leody Taveras, closer José Leclerc
Five Players on Philadelphia: outfielder Johan Rojas, outfielder Cristian Pache, LHP Cristopher Sánchez, LHP Gregory Soto, RHP Seranthony Dominguez
Five Players on Arizona: second baseman Ketel Marte, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, RHP Miguel Castro, catcher José Herrera, RHP Luis Frías
Ketel Marte in Game 1 of 2023 NLDS at Dodger Stadium – Image Credit: Emma Sharon/Latino Sports
Cuba – 6 Players 🇨🇺
Two players on Houston: outfielder/designated hitter Yordan Álvarez (2019 American League Rookie LatinoMVP and 2022 AL LatinoMVP), first baseman José Abreu (2020 American League LatinoMVP)
Two players on Texas: outfielder Adolis García, LHP Aroldis Chapman (2019 American League Reliever/Closer LatinoMVP)
One player on Arizona: outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
One player on Philadelphia: outfielder Nick Castellanos
Adolis García – Image Credit: USA Today
Venezuela – 5 Players 🇻🇪
One player on Houston: second baseman José Altuve (2017 American League LatinoMVP)
One player on Texas: LHP Martín Pérez
One Player on Arizona: catcher Gabriel Moreno
Two players on Philadelphia: LHP Ranger Suárez, LHP José Alvarado
José Alvarado in Game 4 of 2023 NLDS at Citizens Bank Park – Image Credit: Bill Menzel/Latino Sport
Mexico – 3 Players 🇲🇽
One Player on Houston: RHP José Urquidy
One Player on Arizona: outfielder Alek Thomas
One Player on Philadelphia: RHP Taijuan Walker
Alek Thomas in 2023 NLDS at Dodger Stadium – Image Credit: Emma Sharon/Latino Sports
Puerto Rico – 2 Players 🇵🇷
One Player on Houston: catcher Martín Maldonado
One player on Arizona: third baseman Emmanuel Rivera
Martín Maldonado in 2023 regular season – Image Credit: Bill Menzel/Latino Sports
Honduras – 1 Player 🇭🇳
Houston Astros outfielder Mauricio Dubón
Panama – 1 Player 🇵🇦
Philadelphia Phillies infielder Edmundo Sosa
The Houston Astros led the list with a grand-total of 14 Latinos, followed by the Philadelphia Phillies with 10, then the Arizona Diamondbacks with nine, and Texas Rangers with five.
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Taína Pabon
October 17, 2023 at 11:35 am
Thank you for braking it down ! So many talented Latinos in Baseball Wow 🤩