List of Major League Baseball players from the Netherlands Antilles

This is a list of baseball players from Netherlands Antilles (Aruba and Curaçao) who have played in Major League Baseball. Hensley Meulens was the first player from the Netherlands Antilles to make it into the Major Leagues. In Bold denotes still active players in the league.

Players

Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref
Hensley Meulens August 23, 1989 May 14, 1998 Infielder, Outfielder New York Yankees (1989–1993)
Montreal Expos (1997)
Arizona Diamondbacks (1998)		 [1]
Ralph Milliard May 12, 1996 September 27, 1998 Infielder Florida Marlins (1996–1997)
New York Mets (1998)		 [2]
Andruw Jones August 15, 1996 October 3, 2012 Outfielder Atlanta Braves (1996–2007)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2008)
Texas Rangers (2009)
Chicago White Sox (2010)
New York Yankees (2011–2012)		 [3]
Gene Kingsale September 3, 1996 June 8, 2003 Outfielder Baltimore Orioles (1996, 1998–2001)
Seattle Mariners (2001–2002)
San Diego Padres (2002)
Detroit Tigers (2003)		 [4]
Calvin Maduro September 8, 1996 June 4, 2002 Pitcher Philadelphia Phillies (1996–1997)
Baltimore Orioles (2000–2002)		 [5]
Randall Simon September 1, 1997 September 30, 2006 Infielder Atlanta Braves (1997–1999)
Detroit Tigers (2001–2002)
Pittsburgh Pirates (2003, 2004)
Chicago Cubs (2003)
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004)
Philadelphia Phillies (2006)		 [6]
Sidney Ponson April 19, 1998 July 31, 2009 Pitcher Baltimore Orioles (1998–2003, 2004–2005)
San Francisco Giants (2003)
St. Louis Cardinals (2006)
New York Yankees (2006, 2008)
Minnesota Twins (2007)
Texas Rangers (2008)
Kansas City Royals (2009)		 [7]
Radhames Dykhoff June 7, 1998 June 7, 1998 Pitcher Baltimore Orioles (1998) [8]
Ivanon Coffie July 15, 2000 September 20, 2000 Infielder Baltimore Orioles (2000) [9]
Yurendell de Caster May 21, 2006 June 7, 2006 Infielder Washington Nationals (2006) [10]
Jair Jurrjens August 15, 2007 July 9, 2014 Pitcher Detroit Tigers (2007)
Atlanta Braves (2008–2012)
Baltimore Orioles (2013)
Colorado Rockies (2014)		 [11]
Wladimir Balentien September 4, 2007 October 2, 2009 Outfielder Seattle Mariners (2007–2009)
Cincinnati Reds (2009)		 [12]
Roger Bernadina June 29, 2008 September 28, 2014 Outfielder Washington Nationals (2008–2013)
Philadelphia Phillies (2013)
Cincinnati Reds (2014)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2014)		 [13]
Shairon Martis September 4, 2008 September 27, 2013 Pitcher Washington Nationals (2008–2009)
Minnesota Twins (2013)		 [14]
Kenley Jansen July 24, 2010 Pitcher Los Angeles Dodgers (2010–2021)
Atlanta Braves (2022)
Boston Red Sox (2023–present)		 [15]
Andrelton Simmons June 2, 2012 July 10, 2022 Infielder Atlanta Braves (2012–2015)
Los Angeles Angels (2016–2020)
Minnesota Twins (2021)
Chicago Cubs (2022) 		[16]
Jurickson Profar September 2, 2012 Infielder, Outfielder Texas Rangers (2012–2013, 2016–2018)
Oakland Athletics (2019)
San Diego Padres (2020–2022, 2023–present)
Colorado Rockies (2023) 		[17]
Xander Bogaerts August 20, 2013 Infielder Boston Red Sox (2013–2022)
San Diego Padres (2022–present) 		[18]
Jonathan Schoop September 25, 2013 Infielder Baltimore Orioles (2013–2018)
Milwaukee Brewers (2018)
Minnesota Twins (2019)
Detroit Tigers (2020–2023) 		[19]
Ozzie Albies August 1, 2017 Infielder Atlanta Braves (2017–present) [20]
Chadwick Tromp July 29, 2020 Catcher San Francisco Giants (2020–2021)
Atlanta Braves (2022–present)		 [21]
Sherten Apostel September 12, 2020 September 24, 2020 Infielder Texas Rangers (2020) [22]
Ceddanne Rafaela August 28, 2023 Outfielder Boston Red Sox (2023–present) [23]

References

  1. ^ "Hensley Meulens". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  2. ^ "Ralph Milliard". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  3. ^ "Andrew Jones". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  4. ^ "Gene Kingsale". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  5. ^ "Calvin Maduro". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  6. ^ "Randall Simon". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  7. ^ "Sidney Ponson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  8. ^ "Radhames Dykhoff". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  9. ^ "Ivanon Coffie". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  10. ^ "Yurendell de Caster". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  11. ^ "Jair Jurrjens". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  12. ^ "Wladimir Balentien". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  13. ^ "Roger Bernadina". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  14. ^ "Shairon Martis". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  15. ^ "Kenley Jansen". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  16. ^ "Andrelton Simmons". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  17. ^ "Jurickson Profar". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  18. ^ "Xander Bogaerts". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  19. ^ "Jonathan Schoop". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  20. ^ "Ozzie Albies". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  21. ^ "Chadwick Tromp". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  22. ^ "Sherten Apostel". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  23. ^ "Ceddanne Rafaela". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.


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    ^These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which *the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands.

    †Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.

    ǂDisputed territories administered by Guyana. ~Disputed territories administered by Colombia.

    #Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.