Birthplaces · North America · 2005–2026
🇲🇽MLB Players from Mexico
Every major leaguer born in Mexico who took a plate appearance or threw a pitch in a published season, with what they have done since 2005 — and who is playing now.
- Players
- 82 2005–2026
- Active in 2026
- 21
- Total dbWAR
- 197.5
- Home runs
- 508
- Strikeouts
- 14,441 17,068.2 IP
- Batters / pitchers
- 30 / 52
Notable
Superlatives over the seasons published here, not over whole careers.
Yovani Gallardo2007–2018Most home runs117
Isaac Paredes2,883 PAMost strikeouts1,584Yovani Gallardo1,816.2 IPBest season4.7 WAR
Julio Urías2021First to the majors1991
Vinny CastillaHardest-hit ball114.2 mph
Joey Meneses2024Youngest in 202624
Alejandro OsunaMost seasons here17
Oliver Pérez2005–2022The All-Mexican Team
The best player born in Mexico at each position since 2005, by the dbWAR he produced there. Positions nobody has filled are left open.
Alejandro Kirk11.8dbWAR1B
Jonathan Aranda6.1dbWAR2B
Alejo Lopez0.4dbWAR3BIsaac Paredes15.5dbWARSS
Luis Urías3.8dbWARLFAlejandro Osuna0.3dbWARCF
Alfredo Amezaga1.0dbWARRF
Luis González1.1dbWARDHJoey Meneses0.1dbWARAnd on the mound
How this is picked. Each player is filed at the one position he appeared at most often — so a shortstop who spent two years at third is a shortstop, and cannot hold both slots — and the spot goes to whoever produced the most dbWAR there. The figure on a card is therefore the value at that position rather than the career total shown elsewhere on this page: they differ for anyone who moved. Starting and relieving are counted separately for the same reason, on the share of each season's appearances that were starts. A slot needs 100 plate appearances or 20 innings to be claimed at all, which keeps a September call-up from becoming a first baseman. 23 position players are eligible here, with 13 starters and 32 relievers.
In the majors now
21 Mexican-born players were on a major-league roster in 2026. Every column sorts.
| Isaac Paredes | HOU | 3B | 27 | 155 | 659 | 25 | 94 | 0 | .262 | .360 | .447 | 130 | 4.3 |
| Jonathan Aranda | TB | 1B | 28 | 155 | 668 | 22 | 92 | 0 | .274 | .358 | .434 | 122 | 2.8 |
| Alejandro Kirk | TOR | C | 28 | 79 | 313 | 10 | 43 | 1 | .278 | .351 | .415 | 112 | 1.7 |
| Brandon Valenzuela | TOR | C | 26 | 79 | 271 | 9 | 24 | 2 | .226 | .311 | .377 | 93 | 1.1 |
| Alejandro Osuna | TEX | LF | 24 | 80 | 233 | 1 | 25 | 5 | .260 | .349 | .304 | 94 | 0.5 |
| Luis Urías | TOR | 2B | 29 | 22 | 59 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .250 | .322 | .481 | 119 | 0.3 |
| Jared Serna | MIA | 2B | 24 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .214 | .281 | .321 | 67 | -0.1 |
| Ramón Urías | STL | 3B | 32 | 37 | 100 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .151 | .260 | .326 | 67 | -0.2 |
| César Salazar | HOU | C | 30 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .056 | .227 | .056 | -1 | -0.2 |
| Joey Meneses | ATH | 1B | 34 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .150 | .280 | .150 | 30 | -0.3 |
| Samy Natera Jr. | LAA | 27 | 28 | 0 | 31.2 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 3.13 | 1.90 | 1.11 | 1.0 |
| Andrés Muñoz | SEA | 27 | 61 | 0 | 57.1 | 5 | 28 | 89 | 4.24 | 3.35 | 1.22 | 0.9 |
| Daniel Duarte | NYM | 30 | 24 | 0 | 29.2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 2.12 | 3.20 | 0.81 | 0.5 |
| José Urquidy | CWS | 31 | 13 | 1 | 36.1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4.95 | 3.63 | 1.49 | 0.5 |
| Luis Gastelum | STL | 25 | 34 | 0 | 36.2 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 4.42 | 3.98 | 1.25 | 0.3 |
| Gerardo Carrillo | AZ | 28 | 13 | 0 | 17.1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4.15 | 3.62 | 1.73 | 0.2 |
| José Rodríguez | TOR | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.96 | 0.64 | 0.2 |
| Alan Rangel | PHI | 29 | 7 | 3 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5.88 | 4.60 | 1.69 | 0.1 |
| Javier Assad | CHC | 29 | 28 | 11 | 94.1 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 3.63 | 4.93 | 1.14 | 0.0 |
| Manuel Rodríguez | TB | 30 | 6 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.70 | 6.10 | 2.10 | -0.1 |
| César Salazar | HOU | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 16.10 | 1.00 | -0.1 |
| Valente Bellozo | COL | 26 | 3 | 0 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7.59 | 9.95 | 1.59 | -0.6 |
Clubs in 2026TOR 4HOU 3STL 2TB 2LAA 1AZ 1
The full 2026 leaderboards filter by birthplace too: batting · pitching — pick several countries at once there.
Since 2005
Career totals over the published seasons, ranked by dbWAR.
| Isaac Paredes | 2020–2026 | 7 | 2,883 | 600 | 117 | 381 | 2 | .242 | 15.4 |
| Alejandro Kirk | 2020–2026 | 7 | 2,382 | 566 | 61 | 306 | 2 | .270 | 11.8 |
| Luis Urías | 2018–2026 | 9 | 2,139 | 428 | 63 | 229 | 11 | .232 | 7.6 |
| Ramón Urías | 2020–2026 | 7 | 1,956 | 444 | 54 | 224 | 9 | .252 | 7.0 |
| Jonathan Aranda | 2022–2026 | 5 | 1,423 | 341 | 46 | 184 | 0 | .274 | 6.3 |
| Christian Villanueva | 2017–2018 | 2 | 416 | 94 | 24 | 53 | 3 | .245 | 1.8 |
| Luis González | 2020–2022 | 3 | 363 | 80 | 4 | 36 | 10 | .250 | 1.2 |
| Brandon Valenzuela | 2026 | 1 | 271 | 54 | 9 | 24 | 2 | .226 | 1.1 |
| Joey Meneses | 2022–2026 | 4 | 1,235 | 308 | 29 | 167 | 3 | .272 | 0.9 |
| Ramiro Pena | 2009–2016 | 7 | 701 | 162 | 9 | 63 | 12 | .252 | 0.6 |
| Alfredo Amezaga | 2005–2011 | 6 | 1,332 | 304 | 8 | 90 | 43 | .254 | 0.4 |
| Alejandro Osuna | 2025–2026 | 2 | 409 | 85 | 3 | 40 | 10 | .239 | 0.3 |
| Oscar Robles | 2005–2007 | 3 | 471 | 110 | 5 | 36 | 0 | .260 | 0.2 |
| Esteban Quiroz | 2022 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .275 | 0.1 |
| Vinny Castilla | 2005–2006 | 2 | 840 | 188 | 17 | 93 | 4 | .244 | 0.0 |
| Alejo Lopez | 2021–2023 | 3 | 181 | 45 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .265 | -0.0 |
| Jared Serna | 2026 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .214 | -0.1 |
| Freddy Sandoval | 2008–2009 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | -0.1 |
| Humberto Cota | 2005–2007 | 3 | 448 | 95 | 7 | 51 | 0 | .231 | -0.1 |
| Tirso Ornelas | 2025 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 | -0.2 |
| Ali Solis | 2012–2014 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -0.3 |
| German Duran | 2008 | 1 | 158 | 33 | 3 | 16 | 1 | .231 | -0.3 |
| Irving Lopez | 2023 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | -0.3 |
| César Salazar | 2023–2026 | 4 | 89 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .189 | -0.3 |
| Erubiel Durazo | 2005 | 1 | 167 | 36 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .237 | -0.4 |
| Miguel Ojeda | 2005–2006 | 2 | 216 | 36 | 3 | 24 | 1 | .190 | -0.6 |
| Geronimo Gil | 2005–2007 | 2 | 150 | 25 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .180 | -0.8 |
| Luis Alfonso Cruz | 2008–2013 | 5 | 652 | 143 | 7 | 57 | 4 | .234 | -0.9 |
| Daniel Castro | 2015–2018 | 3 | 286 | 57 | 3 | 18 | 1 | .210 | -1.4 |
| Juan Castro | 2005–2011 | 7 | 1,107 | 240 | 11 | 105 | 1 | .233 | -2.5 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 2007–2018 | 12 | 1,816.2 | 121 | 1 | 1,584 | 4.06 | 25.3 |
| Jaime García | 2008–2018 | 10 | 1,135.0 | 70 | 0 | 925 | 3.85 | 17.0 |
| Joakim Soria | 2007–2021 | 14 | 763.0 | 36 | 229 | 831 | 3.11 | 13.9 |
| Julio Urías | 2016–2023 | 8 | 717.0 | 60 | 4 | 710 | 3.11 | 13.4 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 2005–2018 | 14 | 1,500.0 | 104 | 1 | 1,268 | 4.55 | 12.7 |
| Marco Estrada | 2008–2019 | 12 | 1,251.1 | 62 | 0 | 1,094 | 4.29 | 8.1 |
| Roberto Osuna | 2015–2020 | 6 | 315.0 | 14 | 155 | 348 | 2.74 | 7.3 |
| Andrés Muñoz | 2019–2026 | 7 | 316.2 | 18 | 106 | 443 | 2.76 | 6.6 |
| Esteban Loaiza | 2005–2008 | 4 | 436.0 | 26 | 0 | 300 | 4.44 | 6.1 |
| Oliver Pérez | 2005–2022 | 17 | 1,053.0 | 54 | 5 | 1,072 | 4.57 | 5.9 |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 2017–2024 | 8 | 335.2 | 18 | 45 | 396 | 3.49 | 5.2 |
| Fernando Salas | 2010–2019 | 10 | 489.2 | 25 | 30 | 474 | 3.91 | 4.9 |
| Miguel González | 2012–2018 | 7 | 883.2 | 52 | 0 | 617 | 4.06 | 3.7 |
| José Urquidy | 2019–2026 | 7 | 443.2 | 29 | 2 | 359 | 4.08 | 3.6 |
| Luis Ayala | 2005–2013 | 7 | 393.0 | 22 | 12 | 258 | 3.57 | 2.6 |
| Dennys Reyes | 2005–2011 | 7 | 250.2 | 16 | 2 | 203 | 3.16 | 2.4 |
| Jorge Campillo | 2005–2009 | 5 | 180.2 | 9 | 0 | 121 | 4.23 | 2.3 |
| Javier Assad | 2022–2026 | 5 | 425.1 | 24 | 2 | 334 | 3.47 | 2.1 |
| Víctor Arano | 2017–2022 | 4 | 116.2 | 4 | 4 | 124 | 3.32 | 1.7 |
| Rodrigo Lopez | 2005–2012 | 7 | 811.2 | 45 | 0 | 488 | 5.09 | 1.4 |
| Victor González | 2020–2024 | 4 | 112.2 | 11 | 3 | 97 | 3.36 | 1.1 |
| Hector Velázquez | 2017–2019 | 3 | 166.0 | 11 | 0 | 121 | 3.90 | 1.1 |
| Luis Mendoza | 2007–2013 | 7 | 359.0 | 16 | 1 | 208 | 5.39 | 1.0 |
| Luis Cessa | 2016–2023 | 8 | 425.0 | 17 | 4 | 331 | 4.43 | 1.0 |
| Samy Natera Jr. | 2026 | 1 | 31.2 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 3.13 | 1.0 |
| Elmer Dessens | 2005–2010 | 6 | 260.1 | 12 | 2 | 143 | 4.36 | 0.9 |
| Alfredo Aceves | 2008–2014 | 7 | 380.1 | 31 | 29 | 282 | 3.83 | 0.8 |
| Manuel Rodríguez | 2021–2026 | 5 | 106.0 | 9 | 7 | 93 | 2.97 | 0.6 |
| David Cortes | 2005–2006 | 2 | 82.0 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 4.17 | 0.5 |
| Humberto Castellanos | 2020–2024 | 4 | 111.0 | 5 | 1 | 80 | 5.43 | 0.4 |
| Luis Gastelum | 2026 | 1 | 36.2 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 4.42 | 0.3 |
| Gerardo Carrillo | 2026 | 1 | 17.1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4.15 | 0.2 |
| José Rodríguez | 2026 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.2 |
| Alan Rangel | 2025–2026 | 2 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 4.86 | 0.2 |
| Omar Cruz | 2025 | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.91 | 0.1 |
| Miguel Aguilar | 2021 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.43 | 0.1 |
| Gerardo Reyes | 2019–2024 | 4 | 41.2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 7.13 | 0.0 |
| Édgar González | 2005–2013 | 8 | 303.1 | 15 | 0 | 192 | 5.46 | 0.0 |
| César Vargas | 2016 | 1 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5.03 | 0.0 |
| Arnold Leon | 2015–2016 | 2 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.66 | -0.0 |
| Daniel Duarte | 2022–2026 | 4 | 68.0 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 3.18 | -0.1 |
| Ismael Valdez | 2005 | 1 | 50.2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5.33 | -0.1 |
| Walter Silva | 2009 | 1 | 24.2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8.76 | -0.1 |
| Francisco Rodriguez | 2010–2011 | 2 | 61.0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 4.43 | -0.2 |
| Adrián Martinez | 2022–2023 | 2 | 112.2 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 5.51 | -0.2 |
| Jesus Cruz | 2020–2022 | 2 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7.45 | -0.3 |
| Arturo Lopez | 2009 | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | -0.4 |
| Manny Banuelos | 2015–2022 | 3 | 118.0 | 6 | 1 | 105 | 5.64 | -0.4 |
| Antonio Osuna | 2005 | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.43 | -0.5 |
| Ricardo Rincon | 2005–2008 | 3 | 44.2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4.84 | -0.5 |
| Oscar Villarreal | 2005–2008 | 4 | 220.0 | 14 | 1 | 139 | 4.17 | -0.5 |
| Valente Bellozo | 2024–2026 | 3 | 160.2 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 4.43 | -1.5 |
By season
How many were in the majors each year, and what they produced.
| Season | Players | Batters | Pitchers | PA | HR | IP | SO | dbWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 2,382 | 74 | 352.1 | 377 | 12.8 |
| 2025 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 2,295 | 70 | 229.0 | 201 | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1,925 | 48 | 375.0 | 323 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2,359 | 61 | 549.2 | 503 | 9.4 |
| 2022 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 2,719 | 86 | 806.2 | 746 | 18.7 |
| 2021 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 1,256 | 40 | 585.0 | 560 | 16.0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 282 | 3 | 198.0 | 178 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 277 | 4 | 637.1 | 675 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 498 | 23 | 763.2 | 637 | 5.9 |
| 2017 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 95 | 5 | 1,007.2 | 881 | 10.8 |
| 2016 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 373 | 1 | 1,172.2 | 1,023 | 9.4 |
| 2015 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 212 | 2 | 1,083.2 | 894 | 10.5 |
| 2014 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 360 | 3 | 911.0 | 763 | 4.6 |
| 2013 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 489 | 6 | 989.2 | 772 | 6.5 |
| 2012 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 490 | 8 | 1,024.2 | 862 | 14.3 |
| 2011 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 367 | 3 | 988.2 | 827 | 10.6 |
| 2010 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 586 | 4 | 972.1 | 791 | 7.5 |
| 2009 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 583 | 4 | 822.1 | 753 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 955 | 8 | 938.2 | 727 | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 793 | 4 | 916.1 | 702 | 7.7 |
| 2006 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1,256 | 13 | 833.0 | 607 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 2,151 | 38 | 911.0 | 639 | 6.3 |
Where in Mexico
Birth cities with more than one major leaguer, most first.
About this page
82 major-league players born in Mexico appear in this archive, between 2005 and 2026. 21 of them were on a major-league roster in 2026, down from 22 in 2005. Together they are worth 197.5 dbWAR, on 508 home runs and 14,441 strikeouts thrown.
The most valuable of them by our own measure is Yovani Gallardo, worth 25.3 dbWAR across 2007–2018. The best single season belongs to Julio Urías, 4.7 WAR in 2021. Vinny Castilla has been in the majors longest of anyone here, since 1991.
Isaac Paredes has hit the most home runs, 117. Yovani Gallardo has thrown the most strikeouts, 1,584. The hardest ball anyone from here has struck came off Joey Meneses's bat at 114.2 mph, in 2024. These are totals over the seasons published here rather than whole careers: a player who debuted before 2005 arrives mid-career, and his numbers start where the archive does.
Hermosillo has produced 9 of them, more than anywhere else in Mexico. In 2026 they are spread across 6 clubs, 4 of them with Toronto Blue Jays.
Country here means country of birth, taken from each player's biographical record. It is not nationality and not who a player has represented internationally — the three disagree often enough to matter, and birthplace is the one this data actually holds. Every rate statistic and every dbWAR figure is computed from play-by-play using constants measured from each season's own data, so the numbers are era-correct without being copied from anywhere. See the derivation →
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