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This is a list of baseball players from Colombia who have played in Major League Baseball . Lou Castro was the first player from Colombia to make it into the Major Leagues, but it would be over seventy years before another made it. In Bold denotes still active players in the league.
Players
Name
Debut
Final game
Position
Teams
Ref
Lou Castro
April 23, 1902
September 27, 1902
Infielder /Outfielder
Philadelphia Athletics (1902)
[ 1]
Orlando Ramírez
July 6, 1974
May 16, 1979
Infielder
California Angels (1974–1977, 1979)
[ 2]
Jackie Gutiérrez
September 6, 1983
October 1, 1988
Infielder
Boston Red Sox (1983–1985)Baltimore Orioles (1986–1987)Philadelphia Phillies (1988)
[ 3]
Édgar Rentería
May 10, 1996
September 28, 2011
Infielder
Florida Marlins (1996–1998)St. Louis Cardinals (1999–2004)Boston Red Sox (2005)Atlanta Braves (2006–2007)Detroit Tigers (2008)San Francisco Giants (2009–2010)Cincinnati Reds (2011)
[ 4]
Orlando Cabrera
September 3, 1997
September 23, 2011
Infielder
Montreal Expos (1997–2004)Boston Red Sox (2004)Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–2007)Chicago White Sox (2008)Oakland Athletics (2009)Minnesota Twins (2009)Cincinnati Reds (2010)Cleveland Indians (2011)San Francisco Giants (2011)
[ 5]
Jolbert Cabrera
April 12, 1998
September 28, 2008
Infielder/Outfielder
Cleveland Indians (1998–2002)Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2003)Seattle Mariners (2004)Cincinnati Reds (2008)
[ 6]
Yamid Haad
July 5, 1999
October 1, 2005
Catcher
Pittsburgh Pirates (1999)San Francisco Giants (2005)
[ 7]
Emiliano Fruto
May 14, 2006
September 29, 2006
Pitcher
Seattle Mariners (2006)
[ 8]
Ernesto Frieri
September 26, 2009
July 3, 2017
Pitcher
San Diego Padres (2009–2012)Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012–2014)Pittsburgh Pirates (2014)Tampa Bay Rays (2015)Texas Rangers (2017)
[ 9]
Julio Teherán
May 7, 2011
Pitcher
Atlanta Braves (2011–2019)Los Angeles Angels (2020)Detroit Tigers (2021)Milwaukee Brewers (2023–present)
[ 10]
José Quintana
May 7, 2012
Pitcher
Chicago White Sox (2012–2017)Chicago Cubs (2017–2020)Los Angeles Angels (2021)San Francisco Giants (2021)Pittsburgh Pirates (2022)St. Louis Cardinals (2022)New York Mets (2023–present)
[ 11]
Donovan Solano
May 21, 2012
Infielder/Outfielder
Miami Marlins (2012–2015)New York Yankees (2016)San Francisco Giants (2019)Cincinnati Reds (2022)Minnesota Twins (2023–present)
[ 12]
Jhonatan Solano
May 29, 2012
May 31, 2015
Catcher
Washington Nationals (2012–2013)Miami Marlins (2015)
[ 13]
Dilson Herrera
August 29, 2014
Infielder
New York Mets (2014–2015)Cincinnati Reds (2018)
[ 14]
Sugar Ray Marimón
April 14, 2015
September 25, 2015
Pitcher
Atlanta Braves (2015)
[ 15]
Giovanny Urshela
June 9, 2015
Infielder
Cleveland Indians (2015, 2017)Toronto Blue Jays (2018)New York Yankees (2019–2021) Minnesota Twins (2022)Los Angeles Angels (2023-present)
[ 16]
Yhonathan Barrios
September 24, 2015
October 4, 2015
Pitcher
Milwaukee Brewers (2015)
[ 17]
Tayron Guerrero
May 17, 2016
Pitcher
San Diego Padres (2016)Miami Marlins (2018–2019)
[ 18]
Dayán Díaz
May 22, 2016
Pitcher
Cincinnati Reds (2016)Los Angeles Angels (2017)
[ 19]
Jorge Alfaro
September 12, 2016
Catcher
Philadelphia Phillies (2016–2018)Miami Marlins (2019–2021)San Diego Padres (2022) Colorado Rockies (2023)Boston Red Sox (2023)
[ 20]
Meibrys Viloria
September 2, 2018
Catcher
Kansas City Royals (2018–2020)
[ 21]
Harold Ramírez
May 11, 2019
Outfielder
Miami Marlins (2019–2020)Cleveland Indians (2021)Tampa Bay Rays (2022–present)
[ 22]
Oscar Mercado
May 14, 2019
Outfielder
Cleveland Indians / Guardians (2019-2022)Philadelphia Phillies (2022)Cleveland Guardians (2022)St. Louis Cardinals (2023)
[ 23]
Luis Escobar
Jul 7, 2019
Pitcher
Pittsburgh Pirates (2019)
[ 24]
Luis Patiño
Aug 5, 2020
Pitcher
San Diego Padres (2020)Tampa Bay Rays (2021–present)
Nabil Crismatt
Aug 17, 2020
Pitcher
St. Louis Cardinals (2020)San Diego Padres (2021–present)
Jhon Romero
September 24, 2021
Pitcher
Washington Nationals (2021–present)
Reiver Sanmartin
September 27, 2021
Pitcher
Cincinnati Reds (2021–present)
Jeter Downs
June 22, 2022
Infielder
Boston Red Sox (2022–present)
Jordan Díaz
September 18, 2022
Infielder
Oakland Athletics (2022–present)
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