The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Major League Baseball a melting pot
28% of players on opening day rosters were born outside of the USA. In the minors that number was 47.8%.
The Mariners have 8 nations represented, overall 16 nations are represented.
Every year this story gets published, and it has me wondering. Is this greatness? Or is it just a lack of perspective since the NHL obviously has a gob of players from outside the USA/Canada?
With the World Baseball Classic about to make its return and future regular season games in Europe can baseball pass basketball as the world's second most popular team sport?
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I'm sorry I left for a while. I needed a vaction, and then work changed substantially. I'm over 50 hour weeks, plus two hours a day of commuting time.
A few weeks ago I launched my own
blog about Seattle Sounders FC and Life in Puget Sound. I won't be by these parts often as my focus has changed. Sorry about the unannounced retirement.