The United States is a real melting pot of race. In its development, it has absorbed people from all countries and nations. There are also good players from from different countries in our major leagues, which can be said to be very international. So today we will introduce to you the foreign aid , which was signed from the five continents of , and came to make sure to make a profit.
South America
Mariano Rivera
Country: Panama
Rivera is the son of an ordinary Panamanian fisherman. At first, the sport he liked was football, but after an ankle and knee injury, he had to give up the sport.
18 When Rivera joined the local amateur baseball team and was invited to participate in the trial camp run by Chico Heron, the Yankees goal scout. He did not conduct formal pitching training, and his pitching speed was only swinging between 5-87 mph (137km/h-140km/h).
Rivera with his signature cut and continuous striker
Yankees' Herb Raybourn was impressed by Rivera's athleticism and smooth movements, so on February 17, 1990, Rivera agreed to a contract with a $12,500 signing bonus for . As it turns out, the money has retained a great terminator and the first Hall of Fame star who passed unanimously.
The last player in the history of the major leagues to use the 42-back
North America
Jose Ramirez
Country: Dominican Republic
Country: Dominican Republic
Ramirez dominated the stadium with the attack index of .865 and the strike rate of .354 in the 3A league. Soon Ramírez made it easier for to enter the Major League Stadium for the first time on September 1, 2013, becoming the mainstay of the Indians' rotation in the 2016 season, and his performance far exceeded the Indians' expectations.
Ramirez handed over a .325 strike rate in his first full season, and also scored more than 30% of the strike rate and an attack index of .957 in the subsequent 2017 season, 9 home runs, 83 RBIs and a league-leading 56 second base hits, ranking third in the APVP vote.
Ramirez hit home run
Asian
Shohei Otani
Country: Japan
After the 2017 season, the teams in the major leagues lined up to try to sign Otani, a star who is considered to be the Japanese Babe Russ . After a long decision, he finally chose Angels . After signing the contract, Otani was highly expected. He won the AMR of the Year award in 2018. Otani hit 104 games with a designated hit to 2 home runs and 61 RBIs .
As a pitcher, he threw 3 strikeouts and a 3.31 ERA in 51 and 2/3 innings. In the recent season, he underwent surgery to Tommy John, which allowed him to play as a hitter in 2019, but he is healthy now and will reappear in the field as an second-knife stream in the near future. Let's look forward to it.
Liu Xianzhen
Country: South Korea
is known by fans as "Liu Pang" Liu Xianzhen has delivered amazing results in the past two years and has even had the chance to win the Seyung Award. He won the player of the NFC's single week last year, and the NFC's defensive leap .
He is 191 cm tall and weighs 116 kg has the ability to dominate the pitching mound. He has the back number "99" , and has not officially made a goal after he switched from Dodge to the Blue Jays. I don't know if he can perform well in Toronto . Let us look forward to his good performance in the Blue Jays ~
European
Marx Kepler
Country: Germany
In Europe, where football is popular, baseball players have relatively few outputs, but Kepler of the Twin Cities is one of them. In 2009, he signed a -$800,000 with Minnesota Twins, which was the highest in history of European players at that time.
Kepler grew up in the environment of music and art. Kepler is not opposed to dancing, but he loves baseball, football and tennis more. When Kepler was a child, he attended a local American school in Berlin. His understanding of baseball and subsequent inability to extricate himself began. In 2019, he handed in .252 strike rate and 36 home runs , and he is also an heavy artillery player that cannot be underestimated.
Africa:
Jift Ngope
Country: South Africa
In Africa, where football is also popular, it is really commendable to produce a top-notch MLB player, and Ngope has become the first non-national player to sign in the history of the major league .
, who once played for Pittsburgh Pirates , in a regular season against the Bears in 2017, substitute wounded infielder Forres came on the court, and for the first time he played on the MLB stage, he hit a first hit through the second game. At the same time, as the defensive side, he was able to complete the excellent mid-line infield defense .
even though he no longer plays for the MLB team, he still opens new ideas and milestones for the non-national foreign player in the major league. I look forward to the future of MLB, which will continue to present unparalleled sports competitive charm to everyone!
Of course, good players from all over the world will take it as their ultimate goal in their life to enter Major League Baseball . There are also many young players in our country who are impacting the Major League. Let us cheer them together.
Who is the strongest major league foreign player in your impression? Tell me what you think in the comment section ~
