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Panama

79 MLB Players 10 Active

Explore baseball talent from Panama • 1941–2026

📊 Quick Stats

79 Total Players
10 Active (2024+)
0 Hall of Famers
26 Birth Cities

⚾ By Position

🎯 0 Pitchers
🧤 0 Catchers
💎 0 Infielders
🏃 0 Outfielders

🏙️ Top Birth Cities

Panama City 26
Colon 14
Aguadulce 5
Chitre 3
Colón 3
David 3
Chorrera 2
Changuinola 2
Santiago de Veraguas 2
Bocas del Toro 2
+ 15 more cities

⭐ Top Players

Top 10 by Games — Panama

Most Games Played

1 Carlos Lee 2,099 2 Ben Oglivie 1,754 3 Hector Lopez 1,450 4 Manny Sanguillen 1,448 5 Omar Moreno 1,382 6 Roberto Kelly 1,337 7 Rennie Stennett 1,237 8 Carlos Ruiz 1,137 9 Mariano Rivera 1,115 10 Olmedo Saenz 733

🔥 Notable Active Players

10 players
Edmundo Sosa • Since 2018
569 G 45 HR
José Caballero • Since 2023
505 G 32 HR
Christian Bethancourt • Since 2013
428 G 35 HR
Ivan Herrera • Since 2022
364 G 43 HR
Miguel Amaya • Since 2023
281 G 23 HR
Justin Lawrence • Since 2021
199 G
Leo Jimenez • Since 2024
147 G 7 HR
Paolo Espino • Since 2017
97 G

+ 2 more active players in the full list below

👥 All Players from Panama

79 players
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Panama - MLB Players
Player Name Birth City Pos Debut Final G HR AVG
Ed Acosta Boquete - 1970 1972 57 - 0.034
Manny Acosta Colon - 2007 2012 233 - -
Dario Agrazal Aguadulce - 2019 2019 15 - 0.091
Miguel Amaya ACT Chitre - 2023 2026 281 23 0.236
Jonathan Arauz Alanje - 2020 2023 95 8 0.184
Alberto Baldonado Colon - 2021 2021 14 - -
Vic Barnett Colón - 1944 1944 23 2 0.232
Jaime Barria Panama City - 2018 2023 134 - -
Manuel Barrios Cabecera - 1997 1998 5 - -
Juan Berenguer Aguadulce - 1978 1992 490 - 0.083
Leo Bernal ACT Panama City - 2026 2026 24 5 0.284
Christian Bethancourt ACT Panama City - 2013 2024 428 35 0.229
Archie Brathwaite Colón - 1944 1948 108 4 0.268
Enrique Burgos Chorrera - 1993 1995 10 - -
Enrique Burgos Panama City - 2015 2016 73 - -
José Caballero ACT Panama - 2023 2026 505 32 0.229
Johan Camargo Panama City - 2017 2023 424 37 0.254
Ossie Chavarria Colon - 1966 1967 124 2 0.208
Angel Chavez David - 2005 2005 10 - 0.263
Bruce Chen Panama City - 1998 2015 401 - 0.152
Vibert Clarke Colon - 1946 1955 28 - 0.306
Alex Colthirst Colón - 1948 1948 6 - 0.125
Allen Cordoba Changuinola - 2017 2017 100 4 0.208
Manny Corpas Panama City - 2006 2013 359 - -
Roger Deago Monagrillo - 2003 2003 2 - -
Randall Delgado Las Tablas - 2011 2018 272 - 0.161
Einar Diaz Chiriqui - 1996 2006 673 21 0.254
Luis Durango Panama City - 2009 2011 39 - 0.292
Daniel Espino ACT Panama City - 2026 2026 - - -
Paolo Espino ACT Panama City - 2017 2024 97 - 0.176
Gil Garrido Panama City - 1964 1972 334 1 0.237
Gil Garrido Panama City - 1944 1945 42 - 0.216
Severino Gonzalez Santiago de Veraguas - 2015 2016 34 - 0.091
Victor Greenidge Panama City - 1941 1944 11 - 0.087
Javy Guerra David - 2018 2023 75 - 0.125
Bill Haywood Colon - 1968 1968 14 - -
Ivan Herrera ACT Panama City - 2022 2026 364 43 0.265
Leo Jimenez ACT Chitre - 2024 2026 147 7 0.203
Ariel Jurado Aguadulce - 2018 2020 45 - -
Leon Kellman Gatún - 1946 1948 50 1 0.294
Roberto Kelly Panama City - 1987 2000 1,337 124 0.290
Justin Lawrence ACT Panama City - 2021 2026 199 - -
Carlos Lee Aguadulce - 1999 2012 2,099 358 0.285
Allan Lewis Colon - 1967 1973 156 1 0.207
Hector Lopez Colon - 1955 1966 1,450 136 0.269
Jose Macias Panama City - 1999 2005 659 26 0.256
Ule Mahoney - - 1944 1944 12 - 0.375
Carlos Maldonado Chepo - 1990 1993 38 - -
Rafael Medina Panama City - 1998 1999 32 - 0.053
Humberto Mejia Panama City - 2020 2021 8 - 0.143
Ramiro Mendoza Los Santos - 1996 2005 342 - -
Orlando Miller Changuinola - 1994 1997 297 24 0.259
Omar Moreno Puerto Armuelles - 1975 1986 1,382 37 0.252
Julio Mosquera Panama City - 1996 2005 12 - 0.226
Ivan Murrell Almirante - 1963 1974 564 33 0.236
Sherman Obando Bocas del Toro - 1993 1997 177 13 0.239
Ben Oglivie Colon - 1971 1986 1,754 235 0.273
Clyde Parris Panama City - 1946 1947 70 2 0.238
Adolfo Phillips Bethania - 1964 1972 649 59 0.247
Bobby Prescott Colon - 1961 1961 10 - 0.083
Fernando Ramsey Rainbow City - 1992 1992 18 - 0.120
Mariano Rivera Panama City - 1995 2013 1,115 - -
Ruben Rivera Chorrera - 1995 2003 662 64 0.216
Dave Roberts Panama City - 1962 1966 91 2 0.196
Humberto Robinson Colon - 1955 1960 102 - 0.158
Davis Romero Aguadulce - 2006 2006 7 - -
Carlos Ruiz David - 2006 2017 1,137 71 0.264
Olmedo Saenz Chitre - 1994 2007 733 73 0.263
Chico Salmon Colon - 1964 1972 658 31 0.249
Manny Sanguillen Colon - 1967 1980 1,448 65 0.296
Patricio Scantlebury Gatun - 1944 1956 121 1 0.302
Fernando Seguignol Bocas del Toro - 1998 2003 178 17 0.249
Edmundo Sosa ACT Panama City - 2018 2026 569 45 0.256
Rennie Stennett Colon - 1971 1981 1,237 41 0.274
Ruben Tejada Santiago de Veraguas - 2010 2019 663 10 0.250
Gerald Thorne - - 1946 1946 11 - 0.227
Rupe Toppin Panama City - 1962 1962 2 - 1.000
Ramon Webster Colon - 1967 1971 380 17 0.244
Julio Zuleta Panama City - 2000 2001 79 9 0.247
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Players born in Panama

Panama is the birthplace of 79 major league players on this page. Victor Greenidge was the first Panama-born player to appear, in 1941. Leo Bernal and Daniel Espino debuted in 2026, the latest year in the table. By birth city, Panama City leads, ahead of Colon and Aguadulce. The 1990s produced the most debuts from Panama. Carlos Lee has played the most games of any Panama-born player, 2,099. The best average among players with long careers is .296, by Manny Sanguillen. Use the decade and position filters to narrow the full list, or sort it by games, home runs or average. The country is the birthplace recorded in the Lahman People table, which is not the same as nationality.

📅 Players by Decade

2020s
10
2010s
13
2000s
8
1990s
17
1980s
1
1970s
5
1960s
12
1950s
2
1940s
11

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