Major League Baseball recently announced that 230 players on 2015 Opening Day rosters were born outside the United States. This number was taken from a total of 868 that includes both active roster athletes as well as inactive players on the disabled or restricted lists. Other than the U.S., 17 countries are represented, many Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking.
Latin American countries produce some of baseball’s top talent, with the Dominican Republic and Venezuela leading the way. Here is a look at the largest producers and some of their most notable active players.