Hometown · Zulia, Venezuela
Maracaibo
41 major leaguers were born in Maracaibo, the 3rd most of any town in Venezuela. The best known is Luis Aparicio.
41major leaguers
1954first debut
9Active in 2025
1Hall of Famers
2,677hits: Luis Aparicio
1,330strikeouts: Wilson Alvarez
Players born in Maracaibo
41
| Player | Position | Years | H | HR | AVG | W | K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis AparicioHOF | SS | 1956–1973 | 2,677 | 83 | .262 | |||
| Carlos González | OF | 2008–2019 | 1,432 | 234 | .285 | |||
| Wilson Alvarez | P | 1989–2005 | 13 | 0 | 102 | 1,330 | 3.96 | |
| Jhoulys Chacin | P | 2009–2022 | 65 | 2 | .180 | 85 | 1,151 | 4.17 |
| Rougned Odor | 2B | 2014–2023 | 930 | 178 | .230 | |||
| Ender Inciarte | OF | 2014–2022 | 875 | 42 | .280 | |||
| Omar Daal | P | 1993–2003 | 53 | 2 | .196 | 68 | 806 | 4.55 |
| Yusmeiro Petit | P | 2006–2021 | 6 | 0 | .050 | 50 | 767 | 3.93 |
| Elias Diaz | C | 2015–2025 | 634 | 71 | .247 | |||
| Juan Rincon | P | 2001–2010 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 469 | 4.03 | |
| Jose Alvarado | P | 2017–2025 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 469 | 3.47 | |
| Geremi Gonzalez | P | 1997–2006 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 354 | 4.93 | |
| Sandy Leon | C | 2012–2025 | 323 | 32 | .207 | 0 | 2 | |
| Humberto Quintero | C | 2003–2014 | 315 | 20 | .234 | |||
| Jonathan Herrera | 2B | 2008–2015 | 311 | 10 | .259 | |||
| Jackson Chourio | OF | 2024–2025 | 293 | 42 | .272 | |||
| Alberto Gonzalez | 2B | 2007–2013 | 227 | 4 | .239 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gustavo Chacin | P | 2004–2010 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 216 | 4.23 | |
| Wilyer Abreu | OF | 2023–2025 | 217 | 39 | .256 | |||
| Ramon Monzant | P | 1954–1960 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 201 | 4.38 | |
| Silvino Bracho | P | 2015–2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 4.80 | |
| Luis Ordaz | SS | 1997–2006 | 96 | 0 | .218 | |||
| Guillermo Quiroz | C | 2004–2014 | 69 | 3 | .199 | |||
| Alex Romero | OF | 2008–2009 | 67 | 2 | .239 | |||
| Elvis Araujo | P | 2015–2016 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 4.36 | |
| Yohel Pozo | C | 2021–2025 | 58 | 6 | .248 | |||
| Angel Bravo | OF | 1969–1971 | 54 | 1 | .248 | |||
| Adrian Sanchez | 2B | 2017–2021 | 51 | 0 | .262 | |||
| Juan Morillo | P | 2025 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Eddie Zambrano | OF | 1993–1994 | 35 | 6 | .263 | |||
| Johnny Paredes | 2B | 1988–1991 | 26 | 1 | .211 | |||
| Luis Contreras | P | 2024–2025 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Alex Herrera | P | 2002–2003 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Carlos Maldonado | C | 2006–2012 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Wilfredo Boscan | P | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Jose Godoy | C | 2021–2022 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| J. C. Boscan | C | 2010–2013 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Eider Torres | SS | 2008 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Arcenio Leon | P | 2017 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Engelb Vielma | 2B | 2018 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Kenedy Corona | OF | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
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Nearby baseball towns: La Concepcion (1) · Cabimas (5) · Ciudad Ojeda (1) · Bachaquero (2) · Carora (3) · San Carlos del Zulia (1)