(Reuters) – A complete 275 international players from a report-tying 21 international locations and territories appeared on Opening Day rosters, Major League Baseball (MLB) mentioned on Friday.
The whole variety of international players represents 28.2% of a complete pool of 975 players and trails solely the 291 recorded in 2020, MLB mentioned in a information launch.
As has been the case annually since MLB started releasing the info in 1995, the Dominican Republic led the way in which amongst international locations and territories outdoors the United States with 99 players.
Venezuela (67), Cuba (23) Puerto Rico (16) and Mexico (13) rounded out the highest 5.
For the second consecutive season, the Houston Astros have essentially the most internationally-born players with 16, adopted by the Washington Nationals (15), Minnesota Twins (13), San Diego Padres (13) and Miami Marlins (12).
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto, modifying by Pritha Sarkar)
