http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060405\
&content_id=1385118&vkey=pr_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb


04/05/2006 2:29 PM ET
27.4 percent of Major League Baseball players born
outside the U.S.

Players born outside the 50 United States represented
27.4 percent of those surveyed on the 2006 Opening Day
rosters of the 30 Major League Baseball Clubs, it was
announced today.

Overall, 223 of the 813 players (747 active, 25-man
roster players and 66 players on disabled lists) on
April 2 rosters were born outside the 50 United
States, representing 15 different countries and
territories. The 2006 figure of 27.4 percent is the
third highest total on record, with last year's record
high of 29.2 percent (242 out of 829 players) leading
the way.


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