List of Major League Baseball players from Nicaragua

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This is an alphabetical list of 15 baseball players from Nicaragua who appeared in Major League Baseball between 1976 and 2019.

Players

NameDebutFinal GamePositionTeamsRef
Dennis Martínez September 14, 1976September 27, 1998Pitcher Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves [1]
Tony Chévez May 31, 1977June 8, 1977Pitcher Baltimore Orioles [2]
Albert Williams May 7, 1980September 26, 1984Pitcher Minnesota Twins [3]
David Green September 4, 1981October 4, 1987 First baseman/Outfielder St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants [4]
Porfi Altamirano May 9, 1982June 8, 1984 Pitcher Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs [5]
Marvin Benard September 5, 1995September 27, 2003 Outfielder San Francisco Giants [6]
Vicente Padilla June 29, 1999October 2, 2012Pitcher Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox [7]
Oswaldo Mairena September 5, 2000September 28, 2002Pitcher Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins [8]
Devern Hansack September 23, 2006September 28, 2008Pitcher Boston Red Sox [9]
Everth Cabrera April 8, 2009June 4, 2015Shortstop San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles [10]
Wilton López August 28, 2009April 8, 2014Pitcher Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies [11]
Erasmo Ramírez April 9, 2012Pitcher Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays [12]
J. C. Ramírez June 20, 2013Pitcher Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels [13]
Cheslor Cuthbert July 7, 2015 Third baseman / Second baseman Kansas City Royals [14]
Jonathan Loáisiga June 15, 2018 Pitcher New York Yankees [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dennis Martínez". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  2. ↑ "Tony Chévez". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  3. ↑ "Albert Williams". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  4. ↑ "David Green". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  5. ↑ "Porfi Altamirano". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  6. ↑ "Marvin Benard". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  7. ↑ "Vicente Padilla". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  8. ↑ "Oswaldo Mairena". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  9. ↑ "Devern Hansack". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  10. ↑ "Everth Cabrera". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  11. ↑ "Wilton López". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  12. ↑ "Erasmo Ramírez". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  13. ↑ "J.C. Ramírez". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  14. ↑ "Cheslor Cuthbert". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  15. ↑ "Jonathan Loáisiga". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
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