The following is a list of Major League Baseball players born in European nations.
Active players Player Position Debut Team(s) Country Notes OF Minnesota Twins (2015–2024)Philadelphia Phillies (2025)Arizona Diamondbacks (2026) RHP Seattle Mariners (2023)Boston Red Sox (2024–2025) RHP Los Angeles Dodgers (2024)Miami Marlins (2024)Atlanta Braves (2025)Miami Marlins (2025–present) Played for Great Britain in the 2023 World Baseball Classic LHP Los Angeles Angels (2024–present) Played for Italy in the 2026 World Baseball Classic LHP Toronto Blue Jays (2026–present) Played for Canada in the 2026 World Baseball Classic
Austria Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref John Stedronsky September 26, 1879 September 30, 1879 third baseman Chicago Cubs (1879)
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary was a monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in Central Europe. The union was a result of the Ausgleich or Compromise of 1867, under which the Austrian House of Habsburg agreed to share power with the separate Hungarian government, dividing the territory of the former Austrian Empire between them. The Dual Monarchy had existed for 51 years when it dissolved on October 31, 1918 following military defeat in the First World War.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Joe Hovlik July 10, 1909 September 25, 1911 pitcher Washington Senators (1909–1910)Chicago White Sox (1911) Joe Koukalik September 1, 1904 September 1, 1904 pitcher Brooklyn Superbas (1904) Jack Quinn April 15, 1909 July 7, 1933 pitcher New York Highlanders (1909–1912)Boston Braves (1913)Baltimore Terrapins (1914–1915)Chicago White Sox (1918)New York Yankees (1919–1921)Boston Red Sox (1922–1925)Philadelphia Athletics (1925–1930)Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1931–1932)Cincinnati Reds (1933) Frank Rooney April 18, 1914 June 6, 1914 first baseman Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914)
Republic of Austria The First Austrian Republic was established in 1919. In the 1938 Anschluss, Austria was occupied and annexed by Nazi Germany. This lasted until the end of World War II in 1945, after which Austria was occupied by the Allies and its former democratic constitution was restored. In 1955, the Austrian State Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state, ending the occupation.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Kurt Krieger April 21, 1949 September 11, 1951 pitcher St. Louis Cardinals (1949–1951)
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a state in Western Europe. The 1830 Belgian Revolution led to the establishment of an independent, Belgium under a provisional government and a national congress. Since the installation of Leopold I as king in 1831, Belgium has been a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Brian Lesher August 25, 1996 September 28, 2002 left fielder, first baseman Oakland Athletics (1996–1998)Seattle Mariners (2000)Toronto Blue Jays (2002)
Denmark
Denmark, officially the Kingdom of Denmark together with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Olaf Henriksen August 11, 1911 June 27, 1917 outfielder Boston Red Sox (1911–1917)
Finland
Grand Duchy of Finland
The Grand Duchy of Finland was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed between 1809 and 1917 as an autonomous part of the Russian Empire and was ruled by the Russian Emperor as Grand Duke.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref John Michaelson August 28, 1921 August 30, 1921 pitcher Chicago White Sox (1921)
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a sovereign country in Western Europe that extends from the Mediterranean to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean.
French Second Republic
The French Second Republic was the republican government of France between the 1848 Revolution and the 1851 coup by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte which initiated the Second Empire.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Larry Ressler April 26, 1875 July 4, 1875 outfielder Washington Nationals (1875)
French Third Republic
The French Third Republic was France from 1870, when the Second French Empire collapsed, to 1940, when France's defeat by Nazi Germany led to the Vichy France government. Vichy was replaced by the French Fourth Republic.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Claude Gouzzie July 22, 1903 July 22, 1903 second baseman St. Louis Browns (1903) Duke Markell September 6, 1951 September 29, 1951 pitcher St. Louis Browns (1951)
French Fourth Republic
The French Fourth Republic was the republican government of France between 1946 and 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution. France adopted the constitution of the Fourth Republic on 13 October 1946.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Bruce Bochy July 19, 1978 October 4, 1987 catcher Houston Astros (1978–1980)New York Mets (1982)San Diego Padres (1983–1987) Charlie Lea June 12, 1980 October 1, 1988 pitcher Montreal Expos (1980–1984, 1987)Minnesota Twins (1988)
French Fifth Republic
The Fifth Republic is the fifth and current republican constitution of France, introduced on 4 October 1958.. The Fifth Republic emerged from the collapse of the French Fourth Republic, replacing the prior parliamentary government with a semi-presidential system.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Steve Jeltz July 17, 1983 October 3, 1990 shortstop Philadelphia Phillies (1983–1989)Kansas City Royals (1990)
Germany
German Confederation
The German Confederation was the association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to serve as the successor to the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, which had been abolished in 1806. The dispute between the two dominant member states of the confederation, Austria and Prussia, over which of the two had the inherent right to rule German lands ended in favor of Prussia after the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, and the collapse of the confederation. This resulted in the creation of the North German Confederation, with a number of south German states remaining independent, although allied first with Austria (until 1867) and subsequently with Prussia (until 1871), after which they became a part of the new nation of Germany.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Charlie Getzien August 13, 1884 July 19, 1892 pitcher Detroit Wolverines (1884–1888)Indianapolis Hoosiers (1889)Boston Beaneaters (1890–1891)Cleveland Spiders (1891)St. Louis Browns (1892) George Heubel May 20, 1871 August 17, 1876 outfielder Quaker City of Philadelphia (1867)Geary of Philadelphia (1868)Philadelphia Athletics (1869) Cleveland Forest Citys (1870)Philadelphia Athletics (1871)Washington Olympics (1872)New York Mutuals (1876) Bill Kuehne May 1, 1883 September 29, 1892 third baseman Columbus Buckeyes (1883–1884)Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1885–1889)Pittsburgh Burghers (1890)Columbus Solons (1891)Louisville Colonels (1891–1892)St. Louis Browns (1892)Cincinnati Reds (1892)St. Louis Browns (1892) David Lenz May 7, 1872 May 21, 1872 catcher Brooklyn Eckfords (1872) Joe Miller June 26, 1872 July 28, 1875 second baseman Washington Nationals (1872)Keokuk Westerns (1875)Chicago White Stockings (1875) Gus Shallix June 22, 1884 June 2, 1885 pitcher Cincinnati Red Stockings (1884–1885) Frank Siffell June 14, 1884 September 16, 1885 catcher Philadelphia Athletics (1884–1885) Joe Straub June 24, 1880 September 22, 1883 catcher Troy Trojans (1880)Philadelphia Athletics (1882)Columbus Buckeyes (1883) Marty Swandell May 7, 1872 August 7, 1873 third baseman Brooklyn Eckfords (1863–1867)New York Mutuals (1868–1870)Brooklyn Eckfords (1872)Elizabeth Resolutes (1873)
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871 to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of Wilhelm II (9 November 1918).
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Heinz Becker April 21, 1943 May 9, 1947 first baseman Chicago Cubs (1943, 1945–1946)Cleveland Indians (1946–1947) Fritz Buelow September 28, 1899 July 13, 1907 catcher St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals (1899–1900)Detroit Tigers (1901–1904)Cleveland Naps (1904–1906)St. Louis Browns (1907) Pep Deininger April 26, 1902 October 7, 1909 pitcher, outfielder Boston Americans (1902)Philadelphia Phillies (1908–1909) Ed Eiteljorge May 2, 1890 August 27, 1891 pitcher Chicago Colts (1890)Washington Statesmen (1891) Fred Gaiser September 3, 1908 September 3, 1908 pitcher St. Louis Cardinals (1908) Jack Katoll September 9, 1898 September 29, 1902 pitcher Chicago Orphans (1898–1899)Chicago White Sox (1901–1902)Baltimore Orioles (1902) Ben Koehler April 23, 1905 October 7, 1906 outfielder St. Louis Browns (1905–1906) Marty Krug May 29, 1912 September 27, 1922 third baseman Boston Red Sox (1912)Chicago Cubs (1922) Bill Miller August 23, 1902 August 23, 1902 outfielder Pittsburgh Pirates (1902) Fritz Mollwitz September 26, 1913 September 28, 1919 first baseman Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals Reggie Richter May 30, 1911 September 26, 1911 pitcher Chicago Cubs (1911) Skel Roach August 9, 1899 August 9, 1899 pitcher Chicago Orphans (1899) Dutch Schesler April 16, 1931 August 12, 1931 pitcher Philadelphia Phillies (1931) Dutch Schliebner April 17, 1923 October 7, 1923 first baseman Brooklyn Robins, St. Louis Browns Bun Troy September 15, 1912 September 15, 1912 pitcher Detroit Tigers Tony Welzer April 13, 1926 September 21, 1927 pitcher Boston Red Sox Bill Zimmerman April 14, 1915 July 9, 1915 outfielder Brooklyn Robins
Soviet Zone of Germany
The Soviet Occupation Zone was the area of central Germany occupied by the Soviet Union from 1945 on, at the end of World War II. On 7 October 1949 the German Democratic Republic, which became commonly referred to as East Germany, was established in the Soviet Occupation Zone.
Name Debut Final game Position Teams Ref Mickey Scott May 6, 1972June 6, 1977pitcherBaltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, California Angels
West Germany
West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990. During this period, the NATO-aligned West Germany and the socialist East Germany were divided by the Inner German border. This situation ended when East Germany was dissolved and its five states joined the ten states of the Federal Republic of Germany along with the reunified city-state of Berlin.