Mel Almada. Almada, born in Huatabampo, played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939. He was the first Mexican born player to play in MLB, starting his career with the Red Sox in 1933.
The first Mexican born player for the Los Angeles Dodgers was pitcher Vicente Romo who pitched one inning for the Dodgers on April 11, 1968. Romo was born in Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur. The first Mexican born player to play for the Dodgers franchise was outfielder Mel Almada in the 1939 season when the team was in Brooklyn. Almada was born in Huatabampo, Sonora.
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The first player of Filipino ancestry to play in MLB was Bobby Balcena whose career spanned 7 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1956. He was born in San Pedro, California. The first Filipino born player to play in MLB was Bobby Chouinard of the Oakland Athletics who played his first MLB game on May 26, 1996. Chouinard was born in Manila.
Mel Almada. Almada, born in Huatabampo, played for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1939. He was the first Mexican born player to play in MLB, starting his career with the Red Sox in 1933.
The first Mexican born player for the Los Angeles Dodgers was pitcher Vicente Romo who pitched one inning for the Dodgers on April 11, 1968. Romo was born in Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur. The first Mexican born player to play for the Dodgers franchise was outfielder Mel Almada in the 1939 season when the team was in Brooklyn. Almada was born in Huatabampo, Sonora.
The first Mexican born player in MLB was outfielder Mel Almada, born in Huatabampo, Sonora, who played his first game for the Boston Red Sox on September 8, 1933. Almada played 7 seasons in MLB with the Red Sox, Senators, Browns, and Dodgers and ended his career with a .284 batting average.
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Jorge cadette. He played for Portugal but was born in Africa.
The first Venezuelan born player to play in MLB was Alex Carrasquel. He was a pitcher who was born in Caracus and made his major league debut for the Washington Nationals on April 23, 1939.
If you mean the first black player to play for the Sabres , it was Tony McKegney. The first black player born in the USA was Val James who was from Florida.
The first player of Filipino ancestry to play in MLB was Bobby Balcena whose career spanned 7 games for the Cincinnati Reds in 1956. He was born in San Pedro, California. The first Filipino born player to play in MLB was Bobby Chouinard of the Oakland Athletics who played his first MLB game on May 26, 1996. Chouinard was born in Manila.
Michael Grier was the first US born/trained black player in the NHL to record 1,000 games.
Giovani dos Santos plays for the football club Marcolla. He is a Mexican born football player and has previously played for Barcelona as a midfielder.