Cleveland Guardians players born outside the US
177 players
177 players have been born outside the United States and played for the Cleveland Guardians. The most came from the Dominican Republic: 61. On a roster now: Jose Ramirez, Francisco Lindor, Bo Naylor, Gabriel Arias, and Josh Naylor.
| Player | Pos | With club | Born |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Ramirez | 3B | 2013–2026 | Bani, Dominican Republic |
| Carlos Carrasco | RP | 2009–2024 | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 2010–2025 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Omar Vizquel | 2B | 1994–2004 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | 3B | 2007–2014 | Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela |
| Jhonny Peralta | 3B | 2003–2010 | Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Victor Martinez | DH | 2002–2009 | Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela |
| Manny Ramirez | LF | 1993–2000 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Rafael Perez | SP | 2006–2012 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Roberto Hernandez | SP | 2006–2012 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Shin-Soo Choo | LF | 2006–2012 | Busan, South Korea |
| Rafael Betancourt | RP | 2003–2009 | Cumana, Venezuela |
| Einar Diaz | C | 1996–2002 | Chiriqui, Panama |
| Julio Franco | 1B | 1983–1996 | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Carmen Castillo | RF | 1982–1988 | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | 2015–2020 | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Danny Salazar | SP | 2013–2019 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Yan Gomes | C | 2013–2018 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Justin Masterson | SP | 2009–2014 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Bartolo Colon | SP | 1997–2002 | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Carlos Baerga | 3B | 1990–1995 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Luis Tiant | SP | 1964–1969 | Mariano, Cuba |
| Bo Naylor | C | 2022–2026 | Mississauga, Canada |
| Gabriel Arias | 3B | 2022–2026 | La Victoria, Venezuela |
| Emmanuel Clase | RP | 2021–2025 | Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic |
| Josh Naylor | 1B | 2020–2024 | Mississauga, Canada |
| Andy Marte | 3B | 2006–2010 | Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic |
| Jolbert Cabrera | SS | 1998–2002 | Cartagena, Colombia |
| Jose Mesa | RP | 1993–1997 | Azua, Dominican Republic |
| Felix Fermin | 2B | 1989–1993 | Mao Valverde, Dominican Republic |
| Vic Davalillo | 1B | 1963–1967 | Cabimas, Venezuela |
| Brayan Rocchio | SS | 2023–2026 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Andres Gimenez | SS | 2021–2024 | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Cal Quantrill | RP | 2020–2023 | Port Hope, ON |
| Franmil Reyes | DH | 2019–2022 | Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic |
| Oliver Perez | RP | 2018–2021 | Culiacan, Mexico |
| Franklin Gutierrez | LF | 2005–2008 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Fernando Cabrera | RP | 2004–2007 | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico |
| Ricardo Rincon | RP | 1999–2002 | Veracruz, Mexico |
| Julian Tavarez | RP | 1993–1996 | Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Bert Blyleven | SP | 1981–1984 | Zeist, Netherlands |
| Miguel Dilone | CF | 1980–1983 | Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Bo Diaz | C | 1978–1981 | Cua, Venezuela |
| Sid Monge | RP | 1978–1981 | Agua Prieta, Mexico |
| Angel Martinez | LF | 2024–2026 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Cade Smith | RP | 2024–2026 | Vancouver, Canada |
| Erik Sabrowski | RP | 2024–2026 | Edmonton, Canada |
| Amed Rosario | 3B | 2021–2023 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Abraham Almonte | OF | 2015–2017 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Michael Martinez | 2B | 2015–2017 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Jesus Aguilar | 1B | 2014–2016 | Maracay, Venezuela |
| Ezequiel Carrera | LF | 2011–2013 | Güiria, Venezuela |
| Ubaldo Jimenez | SP | 2011–2013 | Nagua, Dominican Republic |
| Jeanmar Gomez | RP | 2010–2012 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Luis Valbuena | 3B | 2009–2011 | Cumaná, Venezuela |
| Josh Barfield | 2B | 2007–2009 | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Edward Mujica | RP | 2006–2008 | Valencia, Venezuela |
| Thomas Mastny | RP | 2006–2008 | Borneo |
| Danys Baez | RP | 2001–2003 | Pinar del Rio, Cuba |
| Karim Garcia | RF | 2001–2003 | Ciudad Obregon, Mexico |
| Wil Cordero | 1B | 1999–2002 | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico |
| Roberto Alomar | 2B | 1999–2001 | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Enrique Wilson | 2B | 1997–1999 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Dennis Martinez | RP | 1994–1996 | Granada, Nicaragua |
| Alvaro Espinoza | SS | 1993–1995 | Valencia, Venezuela |
| Carlos Martinez | 3B | 1991–1993 | La Guaira, Venezuela |
| Tom Waddell | RP | 1984–1987 | Dundee, Scotland |
| Jose Roman | SP | 1984–1986 | Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Tony Bernazard | 2B | 1984–1986 | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Dave Rosello | 2B | 1979–1981 | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico |
| Alfredo Griffin | SS | 1976–1978 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Minnie Minoso | DH | 1949–1959 | Havana, Cuba |
| Johnathan Rodriguez | RF | 2024–2025 | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico |
| Jose Tena | DH | 2023–2024 | San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |
| Enyel De Los Santos | RP | 2022–2023 | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Sandy Leon | C | 2020–2022 | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Cesar Hernandez | 2B | 2020–2021 | Valencia, Venezuela |
| Leonys Martin | CF | 2018–2019 | Villa Clara, Cuba |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 2017–2018 | La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Yandy Diaz | DH | 2017–2018 | Villa Clara, Cuba |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | 2015–2017 | Cartagena, Colombia |
| Masa Kobayashi | RP | 2008–2009 | Yamanashi, Japan |
| Juan Lara | RP | 2006–2007 | Azua, Dominican Republic |
| Danny Graves | RP | 1996–2006 | Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Ramon Vazquez | SS | 2005–2006 | Cayey, Puerto Rico |
| Jose Hernandez | 1B | 1992–2005 | Vega Alta, Puerto Rico |
| Juan Alberto Gonzalez | — | 2001–2005 | Vega Baja, Puerto Rico |
| Kazuhito Tadano | RP | 2004–2005 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Alex Escobar | OF | 2003–2004 | Valencia, Venezuela |
| Alex Herrera | RP | 2002–2003 | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Alex Ramirez | RF | 1998–1999 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Candy Maldonado | LF | 1990–1994 | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| Junior Ortiz | C | 1992–1993 | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| Efrain Valdez | RP | 1990–1991 | Nizao Bani, Dominican Republic |
| Junior Noboa | SS | 1984–1987 | Azua, Dominican Republic |
| Ramon Romero | SP | 1984–1985 | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Jorge Orta | DH | 1980–1981 | Mazatlan, Mexico |
| Victor Cruz | RP | 1979–1980 | Rancho Viejo, Dominican Republic |
| Rusty Torres | DH | 1973–1974 | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico |
| Jose Cardenal | 1B | 1968–1969 | Matanzas, Cuba |
| Angel Genao | 2B | 2026 | Castillo, Dominican Republic |
| Daniel Espino | RP | 2026 | Panama City, Panama |
| Franco Aleman | RP | 2026 | Yaguajay, Cuba |
| Juan Brito | 2B | 2026 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Travis Bazzana | 2B | 2026 | Hornsby, Australia |
| Pedro Avila | RP | 2024 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Reynaldo Lopez | RP | 2023 | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Yohan Ramirez | RP | 2022 | Villa Mella, Dominican Republic |
| Eddie Rosario | OF | 2021 | Guayama, Puerto Rico |
| Rene Rivera | C | 2021 | Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| Wilson Ramos | C | 2021 | Valencia, Venezuela |
| Domingo Santana | LF | 2020 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Carlos Gonzalez | RF | 2019 | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Hanley Ramirez | SS | 2019 | El Valle, Dominican Republic |
| Jefry Rodriguez | RP | 2019 | Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic |
| Yasiel Puig | RF | 2019 | Santa Clara, Cuba |
| Alexi Ogando | RP | 2018 | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Melky Cabrera | RF | 2018 | Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic |
| Yonder Alonso | 1B | 2018 | Havana, Cuba |
| Juan Uribe | 3B | 2016 | Palenque, Dominican Republic |
| Bruce Chen | SP | 2015 | Panama City, Panama |
| George Kottaras | C | 2014 | Scarborough, ON |
| John Axford | RP | 2014 | Simcoe, ON |
| Omir Santos | C | 2013 | Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| Esmil Rogers | RP | 2012 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Jairo Asencio | RP | 2012 | Sabana Grande Palenque, Dominican Republic |
| Kosuke Fukudome | LF | 2011 | Osaki, Japan |
| Orlando Cabrera | SS | 2011 | Cartagena, Colombia |
| Anderson Hernandez | 2B | 2010 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Greg Aquino | RP | 2009 | Palenque, Dominican Republic |
| Jose Veras | RP | 2009 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Luis Vizcaino | RP | 2009 | Bani, Dominican Republic |
| Niuman Romero | SS | 2009 | Barcelona, Venezuela |
| Tomo Ohka | SP | 2009 | Kyoto, Japan |
| Winston Abreu | RP | 2009 | Cotui, Dominican Republic |
| Jorge Julio | RP | 2008 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Jorge Velandia | SS | 2008 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Juan Rincon | RP | 2008 | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Luis Rivas | SS | 2007 | La Guaira, Venezuela |
| Roberto Hernandez | RP | 2007 | Santurce, Puerto Rico |
| Guillermo Mota | RP | 2006 | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Hector Luna | 1B | 2006 | Montecristi, Dominican Republic |
| Alex Cora | SS | 2005 | Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Francisco Cruceta | RP | 2004 | La Vega, Dominican Republic |
| Jose Jimenez | P | 2004 | San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Raul Gonzalez | — | 2004 | Santurce, Puerto Rico |
| Aaron Myette | P | 2003 | New Westminster, Canada |
| Angel Santos | 2B | 2003 | Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| David Cortes | RP | 2003 | Mexicali, Mexico |
| Jose Santiago | RP | 2003 | Fajardo, Puerto Rico |
| Eddie Perez | C | 2002 | Cuidad Ojeda, Venezuela |
| Nerio Rodriguez | RP | 2002 | Bani, Dominican Republic |
| Ricardo Rodriguez | RP | 2002 | Maracay, Venezuela |
| Cameron Cairncross | RP | 2000 | Queensland, Australia |
| Willie Martinez | RP | 2000 | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| Tony Fernandez | DH | 1997 | San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic |
| Geronimo Pena | 3B | 1996 | Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic |
| Nigel Wilson | DH | 1996 | Oshawa, Canada |
| Denis Boucher | RP | 1992 | Montreal, Canada |
| Tony Perezchica | 3B | 1992 | Mexicali, Mexico |
| Ever Magallanes | SS | 1991 | El Sauz, Mexico |
| Jose Escobar | SS | 1991 | La Sabana, Venezuela |
| Sergio Valdez | P | 1991 | Elias Pina, Dominican Republic |
| Cecilio Guante | RP | 1990 | Villa Mella, Dominican Republic |
| Rafael Santana | SS | 1990 | La Romana, Dominican Republic |
| Denny Gonzalez | 3B | 1989 | Sabana Grande de Boya, Dominican Republic |
| Luis Aguayo | 3B | 1989 | Vega Baja, Puerto Rico |
| Houston Jimenez | 2B | 1988 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Doug Frobel | DH | 1987 | Ottawa, ON |
| Bryan Oelkers | RP | 1986 | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Bennie Ayala | DH | 1985 | Yauco, Puerto Rico |
| Luis Aponte | RP | 1984 | El Tigre, Venezuela |
| Otto Velez | DH | 1983 | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Wil Culmer | DH | 1983 | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Andres Mora | CF | 1980 | Rio Bravo, Mexico |
| Orlando Gonzalez | 1B | 1976 | Havana, Cuba |
| Vicente Romo | RP | 1968 | Santa Rosalia, Mexico |
Birthplaces from ESPN. Every season since 1876 is on file. A season split between two clubs is filed as one combined line and counts for neither.