2015News

82 Dominicans on rosters of MLB

According to reports in the Dominican sports media, 82 Dominicans are on the Major League Baseball rosters. Dominicans make up the largest group of foreign-born players in the league. The team with the highest number of Dominican players is the Pittsburgh Pirates with seven: Antonio Bastardo, Arquimedes Caminero, Radhames Liz, Francisco Liriano, Pedro Alvarez, Gregory Polanco and Starling Marte. Next follows the Milwaukee Brewers with six, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and New York Mets with five apiece. Only three MLB teams do not have any Dominicans on their rosters: the Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals.

Diario Libre reports that wages of Dominicans in Major League Baseball adds up to US$423 million in 2015.

82 dominicanos comienzan en róster de Grandes Ligas

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