, 38 Australians have played in at least one MLB game. Of those players, 33 were born in Australia, the remainder having been born elsewhere but raised in Australia and have played for the Australia national baseball team at International Baseball Federation or sanctioned tournaments such as the Olympic Games and World Baseball Classic. 25 of the players have been pitchers and the other 13 have been position players.

Australia became the sixth country (not counting the United States) to have a player represented in the major leagues, when Joe Quinn made his debut on 26 April 1884 for the St. Louis Maroons. Quinn also became the first Australian-born manager, as a player-manager for the St. Louis Browns in 1895. After Quinn played his last MLB game, it was almost 85 years before another Australian would appear in an MLB game: Craig Shipley on 22 June 1986 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The most recent Australian-born player to make his debut in the major leagues is Josh Hendrickson, who played for the Houston Astros on September 23, 2026.

, Grant Balfour, David Nilsson, Liam Hendriks and Travis Bazzana are the only Australians to have played in an MLB All-Star Game. In 2013, Balfour was added to the squad by AL manager Jim Leyland as a 'Sunday replacement' pitcher. In 1999, Nilsson was one of two players from the Milwaukee Brewers to be selected. At this time the starting lineup was selected by the fans through voting at stadiums and online. The remaining players were selected by the managers of the respective teams, themselves having been the managers of the league champions from the previous season: in Nilsson's case, he was selected by Bruce Bochy, who had managed the San Diego Padres to the 1998 World Series against the New York Yankees. Liam Hendriks became the third Australian to make the MLB All-Star Game in 2019, as a replacement for Charlie Morton.

Trent Durrington became the only Australian position player to pitch in an MLB game when he appeared for the Milwaukee Brewers on 17 April 2004 against the Houston Astros. Durrington had already entered the game initially as a pinch hitter and remained in the game playing at third base. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Durrington faced one hitter and induced a fly ball out.

Players + Key 1B First baseman 2B Second baseman 3B Third baseman C Catcher DH Designated hitter IF Infielder M Manager OF Outfielder P Pitcher SS Shortstop U Utility * Member of Baseball Australia Hall of Fame

+Australian MLB players Player Position Debut Debut team Final game Final team Games played Ref(s) * P Minnesota Twins Tampa Bay Rays 534 2B Cleveland Guardians Active Cleveland Guardians 26 * P Montreal Expos Montreal Expos 83 P Pittsburgh Pirates Active Pittsburgh Pirates 10 P Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers 82 P Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians 15 2B / 3B / DH Anaheim Angels Milwaukee Brewers 140 3B Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins 10 P San Diego Padres San Diego Padres 14 IF Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Phillies 6 P Houston Astros Active Houston Astros 1 P Minnesota Twins Free agent Boston Red Sox 490 1B / DH / OF Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins 72 IF Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics 106 P New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds 84 P Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox 4 * P Milwaukee Brewers Kansas City Royals 568 3B Tampa Bay Rays Active Boston Red Sox 193 P Atlanta Braves Tampa Bay Devil Rays 74 P Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves 499 Nakamura was born in Japan, but raised in Australia from the age of 3. He competed for Australia at the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. P Minnesota Twins Toronto Blue Jays 31 * C / 1B / DH / OF Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers 837 OF Arizona Diamondbacks Los Angeles Dodgers 99 P Oakland Athletics Active Oakland Athletics 4 P San Diego Padres San Diego Padres 5 P Los Angeles Dodgers Toronto Blue Jays 56Joe Quinn* U / MQuinn acted as player-manager for the 1895 St. Louis Browns and the 1899 Cleveland Spiders. St. Louis Maroons Washington Senators 1772 P Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers 82 P Seattle Mariners Arizona Diamondbacks 121 * U Los Angeles Dodgers Anaheim Angels 582 Snelling was born in the United States, but was raised in Australia. He competed for Australia at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, 2009 World Baseball Classic and 2009 Baseball World Cup. OF Seattle Mariners Philadelphia Phillies 93 P San Diego Padres New York Yankees 51 P Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles 12 Stockman was born in England, but was raised in Australia. He competed for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games and 2006 World Baseball Classic. P Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves 10 P Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers 72 P Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Oakland Athletics 82 P Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins 24 PBaltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles 13 OF Minnesota Twins Free agent Los Angeles Angels 8 3B Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins 13 P Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers 37 Bold indicates an active player in the 2026 Major League Baseball season. Notes

Postseason appearances

Joe Quinn became the first Australian to make an appearance in a postseason game for a major-league team, when the Boston Beaneaters met the Cleveland Spiders in October 1892 in a best-of-nine series between the season's first-half and second-half leaders (the series has retroactively been referred to as the 1892 World Series). At the time, the National League (NL) was the only active major league, and Boston were already considered to be the NL pennant winners as they had the best record at the end of the season, and the series—won by the Beaneaters 5–0 (with one tie)—was considered an exhibition series.

In the modern era (considered to be from 1901 to today by MLB, as it was the first season with both of the current major leagues in operation), six Australians have played in postseason games, all but one of them pitchers. Graeme Lloyd became the first, playing with the New York Yankees in 1996. He made appearances against the Texas Rangers in the League Division Series, the Baltimore Orioles in the League Championship Series, and the Atlanta Braves in the World Series. Lloyd was credited with the win in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series, becoming the first Australian player to do so, as well as becoming the first Australian to be a World Series champion when the Yankees won in 1996 and again in 1998.

Grant Balfour holds the record for most appearances in postseason games for an Australian, having played in a total of seventeen games, thirteen with the Tampa Bay Rays, two with the Minnesota Twins and two with the Oakland Athletics. Damian Moss and Peter Moylan also made postseason appearances, both having played for the Atlanta Braves against the San Francisco Giants: Moss in the 2002 National League Division Series, and Moylan in the 2010 National League Division Series. Liam Hendriks is the most recent Australian to play in the postseason, and the only such player to start a postseason game, pitching in the 2018 American League Wild Card Game for the Oakland Athletics.

+ Australian players in MLB postseason games Player Seasons World Series LCS LDSWC Ref(s) Serieswon Seriesplayed Gamesplayed Serieswon Seriesplayed Gamesplayed Serieswon Seriesplayed Gamesplayed Serieswon Seriesplayed Gamesplayed Grant Balfour 2004 Minnesota Twins2008 Tampa Bay Rays2010 Tampa Bay Rays2012 Oakland Athletics2013 Oakland Athletics 0 1 3 1 1 4 1 5 13 —Liam Hendriks2018 Oakland Athletics2019 Oakland Athletics2020 Oakland Athletics — — 0 1 4 1 3 5 Graeme Lloyd 1996 New York Yankees1997 New York Yankees1998 New York Yankees 2 2 5 2 2 3 2 3 5 — Damian Moss 2002 Atlanta Braves — — 0 1 2 —Peter Moylan 2010 Atlanta Braves — — 0 1 4 — 1892 Boston Beaneaters — 1 1 6 — —

See also List of countries with their first Major League Baseball player Major League Baseball Australia Academy Program

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