According to the Baseball Almanac, in 2006 there were 978 US born players in MLB. That same year there were 399, close to 30% foreign born players. Dominican Republic had the most players, followed by Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, Cuba and Japan.
way to many. i mean you got players from like Mexico and central America and if you ask me it's just too much.
On Opening Day in 2013, each of the thirty teams had 25 men on their roster. Of these 750 players, 241 were born outside the U.S. Whether this is "too many" (the previous poster is too ignorant to know the difference between 'to' and 'too') depends on your definition of the term. If Baseball is a pure meritocracy, then the amount is (clearly) just right -- after all, don't you want your team to hire the best players? Or is it better to hire the second-best players and lose, simply to maintain the "correct" number of US-born players?
By my count, 11 hall of famers were born outside the United States.
Those in the Hall of Fame from their time in MLB ...
Luis Aparicio (Venezuela), Rod Carew (Panama), Orlando Cepeda (Puerto Rico), Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico), Juan Marichal (Dominican Republic), Tony Perez (Cuba), Ferguson Jenkins (Canada), Harry Wright (England)
Those in the Hall of Fame from their time in the Negro Leagues ...
Martin Dihigo (Cuba), José Méndez (Cuba), Cristobal Torriente (Cuba)
OP/ED: Bert Blyleven (Netherlands) deserves to be next.
UPDATE: Blyleven was elected to the HoF in 2011.
Sixty-six representatives of the Giants (55 players and 11 managers) have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, more than any other team in the history of baseball. The Dodgers franchise is second (45 players, 9 managers) and the New York Yankees are third (41 players, 11 managers).
Negro League players have been inducted. No Japanese player has been inducted so you can't get a complete answer until Ichiro goes to the Hall
Players that played for the Angels and are in the Hall of Fame:1) P Don Sutton - played for the Angels between 1985-1987 - inducted into the HoF in 1998.2) 1B Rod Carew - played for the Angels between 1979-1985 - inducted in 1991.3) P Nolan Ryan - played for the Angels between 1972-1979 - inducted in 1999.4) OF Dave Winfield - played for the Angels in 1990 and 1991 - inducted in 2001.5) OF Reggie Jackson - played for the Angels between 1982-1986 - inducted in 1993.6) P Hoyt Wilhelm - played for the Angels in 1969 - inducted in 1985.
Sixty-six representatives of the New York/San Francisco Giants (55 players and 11 managers) have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, more than any other team in the history of baseball. The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers franchise is second (45 players, 9 managers) and the New York Yankees are third (41 players, 11 managers).
Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
Zero (Actually there was ONE that was inducted by special election - Lou Gehrig)
280 individuals have been inducted into the Football Hall of Fame since 2013. This includes not just players but also coaches, owners, and league officials as well.
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I don't know the exact number but there are many players that come from Latin America, South America, and Southeast Asia. Venezuela is where the majority of foreign players come from.
Sixty-six representatives of the Giants (55 players and 11 managers) have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, more than any other team in the history of baseball. The Dodgers franchise is second (45 players, 9 managers) and the New York Yankees are third (41 players, 11 managers).
Negro League players have been inducted. No Japanese player has been inducted so you can't get a complete answer until Ichiro goes to the Hall
The Rugby League who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame; - Reg Gasiner - Wally Lewis - Vic Hey - Jimmy Craig - Wally Prigg - Rom Coote
21 players in the Baseball Hall of Fame wearing Yankee logos on their caps, including Reggie Jackson, who could have selected a different logo. About thirty other people are in the Hall of Fame who played at least part of their career with that organization.
Players that played for the Angels and are in the Hall of Fame:1) P Don Sutton - played for the Angels between 1985-1987 - inducted into the HoF in 1998.2) 1B Rod Carew - played for the Angels between 1979-1985 - inducted in 1991.3) P Nolan Ryan - played for the Angels between 1972-1979 - inducted in 1999.4) OF Dave Winfield - played for the Angels in 1990 and 1991 - inducted in 2001.5) OF Reggie Jackson - played for the Angels between 1982-1986 - inducted in 1993.6) P Hoyt Wilhelm - played for the Angels in 1969 - inducted in 1985.
Sixty-six representatives of the New York/San Francisco Giants (55 players and 11 managers) have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, more than any other team in the history of baseball. The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers franchise is second (45 players, 9 managers) and the New York Yankees are third (41 players, 11 managers).
Jackie Robinson, who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown in 1962 -- his first year of eligibility in 1962. Interestingly, the great Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller was inducted at the same time. Feller had been critical of Robinson through the years and once said that the Dodgers great had "football shoulders and couldn't hit an inside pitch to save his neck."
As of December, 2011, he has not been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but many fans think that eventually he should be.