List of Major League Baseball players from Colombia

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
NameDebutFinal gamePositionTeamsRef
Lou CastroApril 23, 1902September 27, 1902Infielder/OutfielderPhiladelphia Athletics (1902)[1]
Orlando RamírezJuly 6, 1974May 16, 1979InfielderCalifornia Angels (1974–1977, 1979)[2]
Jackie GutiérrezSeptember 6, 1983October 1, 1988InfielderBoston Red Sox (1983–1985)
Baltimore Orioles (1986–1987)
Philadelphia Phillies (1988)		[3]
Édgar RenteríaMay 10, 1996September 28, 2011InfielderFlorida 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 CabreraSeptember 3, 1997September 23, 2011InfielderMontreal 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 CabreraApril 12, 1998September 28, 2008Infielder/OutfielderCleveland Indians (1998–2002)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2003)
Seattle Mariners (2004)
Cincinnati Reds (2008)		[6]
Yamid HaadJuly 5, 1999October 1, 2005CatcherPittsburgh Pirates (1999)
San Francisco Giants (2005)		[7]
Emiliano FrutoMay 14, 2006September 29, 2006PitcherSeattle Mariners (2006)[8]
Ernesto FrieriSeptember 26, 2009PitcherSan Diego Padres (2009–2012)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012–2014)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2014)
Tampa Bay Rays (2015)
Texas Rangers (2017)		[9]
Julio TeheránMay 7, 2011PitcherAtlanta Braves (2011–2019)
Los Angeles Angels (2020–present)		[10]
José QuintanaMay 7, 2012PitcherChicago White Sox (2012–2017)
Chicago Cubs (2017–present)		[11]
Donovan SolanoMay 21, 2012Infielder/OutfielderMiami Marlins (2012–2015)
New York Yankees (2016)
San Francisco Giants (2019–present)		[12]
Jhonatan SolanoMay 29, 2012May 31, 2015CatcherWashington Nationals (2012–2013)
Miami Marlins (2015)		[13]
Dilson HerreraAugust 29, 2014InfielderNew York Mets (2014–2015)
Cincinnati Reds (2018)		[14]
Sugar Ray MarimónApril 14, 2015September 25, 2015PitcherAtlanta Braves (2015)[15]
Giovanny UrshelaJune 9, 2015InfielderCleveland Indians (2015, 2017)
Toronto Blue Jays (2018)
New York Yankees (2019–present)		[16]
Yhonathan BarriosSeptember 24, 2015October 4, 2015PitcherMilwaukee Brewers (2015)[17]
Tayron GuerreroMay 17, 2016PitcherSan Diego Padres (2016)
Miami Marlins (2018–2019)		[18]
Dayán DíazMay 22, 2016PitcherCincinnati Reds (2016)
Los Angeles Angels (2017)		[19]
Jorge AlfaroSeptember 12, 2016CatcherPhiladelphia Phillies (2016–2018)
Miami Marlins (2019–present)		[20]
Meibrys ViloriaSeptember 2, 2018CatcherKansas City Royals (2018–present)[21]
Harold RamírezMay 11, 2019OutfielderMiami Marlins (2019–present)[22]
Oscar MercadoMay 14, 2019OutfielderCleveland Indians (2019–present)[23]
Luis EscobarJul 7, 2019PitcherPittsburgh Pirates (2019)[24]
Luis PatiñoAug 5, 2020PitcherSan Diego Padres (2020–present)
Nabil CrismattAug 17, 2020PitcherSt. Louis Cardinals (2020)

References
  1. "Lou Castro". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  2. "Orlando Ramírez". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  3. "Jackie Gutiérrez". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  4. "Edgar Rentería". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  5. "Orlando Cabrera". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  6. "Jolbert Cabrera". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  7. "Yamid Haad". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  8. "Emiliano Fruto". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
  9. "Ernesto Frieri". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  10. "Julio Teherán". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  11. "Jose Quintana". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  12. "Donovan Solano". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  13. "Jhonatan Solano". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  14. "Dilson Herrera". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  15. "Sugar Ray Marimon". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  16. "Giovanny Urshela". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  17. "Yhonathan Barrios". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  18. "Tayron Guerrero". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  19. "Dayan Díaz". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  20. "Jorge Alfaro". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  21. "Meibrys Viloria". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  22. "Harold Ramirez". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  23. "Oscar Mercado". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  24. "Luis Escobar". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
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