Several Dominican players are on the rosters of Major League Baseball team playoffs. These are: American League: Alex Rodríguez, Stanley Javier, José Mesa, José Paniagua (Seattle Mariners) and Lorenzo Barceló (Chicago White Sox). National League: Miguel Tejeda (Oakland Athletics), Luis Polonia, José Vizcaino, Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees), Rafael Furcal, Quilvio Veras, Fernando Tatis, Plácido Polanco, José Jiménez (Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals), and Armando Benítez and Timonel Pérez (NY Mets and San Francisco Giants).