Above photo: ‘Ted Williams, Minnie Minoso’ Boston Red So, baseball player Ted Williams and Cleveland Indians player Minnie Minoso, posed in dugout for 1959 All Star Game, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 1959. (Photo by Charles ‘Teenie’ Harris/Carnegie Museum of Art/Getty Images)
[Havana] The 2019 All Star Game (ASG) will feature 15 players that were born outside of the United States. Behind the Dominican Republic, Cuba is number two and will feature three players who will be part of the July 9th festivities.
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Yasmani Grandal – Brewers
Aroldis Chapman – Yankees
Jose Abreau White Sox
Currently there are 25 players who are Cuban nationals who meet the criteria. Of the thirty MLB teams, Houston is the leader with five players.
| CUBAN NATIONAL PLAYERS ON MLB 40 MAN ROSTER | ||||
| Teams | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | Change 2019 v 2018 |
| TOTALS>>> | 25 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cincinatti Reds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 |
| Colorado Rockies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detriot Tigers | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Houston Astros | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| Miami Marlins | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Mets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New York Yankees | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Diego Padres | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seattle Mariners | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| Washington Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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