page_title: List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico
section_title: A–E
hierarchical_section_title: List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico / List of players / A–E
caption_attribution_description: Yankees at Orioles 04/15/15
context_page_description: Puerto Rico currently has the fourth-most active players in Major League Baseball among Latin American jurisdictions, behind the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Cuba. More than two hundred players from the archipelago have played in the major leagues since 1942. This includes players who were born in either one of the archipelago's islands and those of Puerto Rican heritage who have represented Puerto Rico in international competition. Only those players who have worked in the league are listed, not those active in the minor leagues.
  The first player from Puerto Rico to play in MLB was Hiram Bithorn. After the baseball color line was abandoned following Jackie Robinson's debut in the league, more players from the island signed contracts. This led to an improvement in their performance, and some of them were selected to participate in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Including their names in the Major League Baseball draft is a requisite for first-year players born in Puerto Rico, because the league recognizes the island as a jurisdiction within the United States.
caption: Carlos Beltrán
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