Of the 849 players that were on major league rosters to begin the 2007 season, 245 were born outside the United States. That rate of 29.0 percent is up from 27.4 percent a year ago and near the record of 29.2 percent set in 2005. The New York Mets (15) had the most foreign-born players for the second year in a row.
The list of players includes all those on 25-man rosters, as well as disabled and suspended lists. Following are the top 10 producers of foreign talent: |
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| Top 10 Producers, Foreign Talent |
| 1. |
Dominican Republic |
98 |
| 2. |
Venezuela |
51 |
| 3. |
Puerto Rico |
28 |
| 4. |
Canada |
19 |
| 5. |
Japan |
13 |
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Mexico |
11 |
| 7. |
Panama |
7 |
| 8. |
Cuba |
6 |
| 9. |
South Korea |
3 |
| 10. |
Colombia |
2 |
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Taiwan |
2 | |
| -- Allan Simpson |
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