List of Major League Baseball players from Brazil

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This is an alphabetical list of players from Brazil who have played in Major League Baseball. The first Brazilian debuted in 2012.

Players

NameDebutPositionTeamsRef
Yan Gomes May 17, 2012 Catcher Toronto Blue Jays (2012)
Cleveland Indians (2013–2018)
Washington Nationals (2019-2020)
Oakland Athletics (2021)
Chicago Cubs (2022-present)
[1]
André Rienzo July 30, 2013 Pitcher Chicago White Sox (2013–2014)
Miami Marlins (2015)
[2]
Paulo Orlando April 9, 2015 Outfielder Kansas City Royals (2015–2018)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2019)
[3]
Thyago Vieira August 14, 2017 Pitcher Seattle Mariners (2017)
Chicago White Sox (2018-2019)

[4]
Luiz Gohara September 6, 2017 Pitcher Atlanta Braves (2017–2018) [5]

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References

  1. "Yan Gomes". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  2. "Andre Rienzo". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  3. "Paulo Orlando". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
  4. "Thyago Vieira". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  5. "Luiz Gohara". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.