List of top home run hitters by birthplace
- List of top home run hitters by birthplace
The following is a list of the Major League Baseball players with the highest career total of home runs by birth location. Statistics are current through the end of the 2008 regular season. Players in boldface played at least one game in the major leagues in 2008.
*John Hattig is a former player for the Toronto Blue Jays and the only major leaguer from flag|Guam; he has hit no home runs to date in MLB.
*Bobby Fenwick was the only MLB player born in the flagicon|Japan|ryukyu Ryukyu Islands while they were occupied by the United States after World War II; he hit no home runs during his career.
Outside the United States
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*Craig Stansberry is a current player for the San Diego Padres and is the first major leaguer born in KSA. He has yet to hit a home run.
*Tom Mastny is a current player for the Cleveland Indians and is the first major leaguer born in INA. He has yet to hit a home run.
At least one player was born in each of these countries, but no home runs were hit by any of the players:
The early 20th-century ballplayer Ed Porray was born on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, but did not hit any career home runs.
Notes and references
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/ Baseball-Reference.com]
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