According to <HTTP: ballplayer.shtml players www.Baseball-almanac.com>, 16,219.
Quite an interesting site the above is. As of the start of the 2007 season, there have been 16,440 players in MLB. And for some useless trivia, there has never been an MLB player whose last name started with 'X'.
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There have been over 16,000 players to play MLB baseball in its 130+ year history.
Listing players alphabetically in the historical stats section on http://www.mlb.com (http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/entry.jsp) gives a final entry of 17,289 as of today, 9/4/10.
Through 2007, somewhere around 16,187. That answer according to baseballreference.com
The person who said they all make it doesn't have a clue. Only about 10 percent of minor leaguers make it to the majors.
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Yes, players on an MLB active roster must get at least the Major League minimum salary, whether or not they play.
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