This Rockpile builds on last week (June 7) when we looked at the history of Rockies starting pitching, focusing on how some of the organization’s best pitchers were signed out of Latin America, specifically Mexico, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Check out that article here.
There is no shortage of players from around the globe in Major League Baseball.
On Opening Day this season, 28% of players on MLB rosters (264) represented 19 countries and territories around the world — the fourth-highest total since MLB starting tracking in 1995.