List of famous baseball players from Italy, listed alphabetically with photos of the players when available. Italy has produced some very talented baseball players over the years, including pitchers, catchers, infielders and outfielders. These are some of the best Italian baseball players to ever live, so if you're a native of Italy and are aspiring to play ball professionally then these people should be your idols. If you're searching for a particular popular baseball player from Italy then you can use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.
List contains items like Sal Maglie and Dario Lodigiani.
This list answers the questions, "Who are the greatest Italian baseball players?" and "Which baseball players are from Italy?"
You can click on the names of these legendary baseball players of Italy in order to get more information about each one. If you play baseball or just love the sport then use this list of talented Italian baseball players to find some athletes you haven't heard of before.1
Terry Francona
Outfielder, First basemanNationality: United States of America
Birthplace: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Teams: Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds
Terrence Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959), nicknamed "Tito", is the manager of the Cleveland... more2
Sal Maglie
PitcherNationality: Italy, United States of America
Birthplace: Niagara Falls, New York
Teams: New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees
Salvatore Anthony Maglie (April 26, 1917 – December 28, 1992) was an American Major League... more3
Vinny Rottino
Outfielder, Left fielderNationality: Italy, United States of America
Birthplace: Racine, Wisconsin
Teams: Milwaukee Brewers
Vincent Antonio Rottino (born April 7, 1980) is an American former professional baseball... more4
Dario Lodigiani
Infielder, Third basemanNationality: Italy, United States of America
Birthplace: California
Teams: Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox
Dario Antonio Lodigiani [Lodi] (June 6, 1916 – February 10, 2008) was an infielder in Major... more5
Steve Balboni
Designated hitter, First basemanNationality: United States of America,Italy
Birthplace: Brockton, Massachusetts
Teams: Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees
Stephen Charles Balboni (; born January 16, 1957) is a retired Major League Baseball player... more6
Alex Liddi
Infielder, Third basemanNationality: Italy
Birthplace: Sanremo, Italy
Alessandro Liddi (born August 14, 1988) is an Italian professional baseball third and first... more7
Ed Abbaticchio
Second baseman, ShortstopNationality: Italy, United States of America
Birthplace: Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Doves, Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburgh Pirates
Edward James Abbaticchio (April 15, 1877 – January 6, 1957) was the first Major League... more
8Sam Dente
Outfielder, First basemanNationality: United States of America,Italy
Birthplace: Harrison, New Jersey
Teams: Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators
Samuel Joseph Dente (April 26, 1922 – April 21, 2002) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball... more- 9
Joe Giannini
ShortstopNationality: Italy, United States of America
Birthplace: Drytown, California
Teams: Boston Red Sox
Joseph Francis Giannini (September 8, 1888 – September 26, 1942) was a shortstop in Major... more - 10
Carmen Fanzone
Third basemanNationality: United States of America,Italy
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Teams: Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox
Carmen Ronald Fanzone (born August 30, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former utility man who... more - 11
Jim Castiglia
CatcherNationality: Italy, United States of America
Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey
Teams: Philadelphia Athletics
James Vincent Castiglia (September 30, 1918 – December 26, 2007) was an American football... more 12
Frank Mancuso
CatcherNationality: Italy, United States of America
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Teams: St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators
Frank Octavius Mancuso (May 23, 1918 – August 4, 2007) was an American professional baseball... more- 13
Tito Francona
Outfielder, First basemanNationality: United States of America,Italy
Birthplace: Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Teams: Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers
John Patsy Francona (November 4, 1933 – February 13, 2018) was a Major League Baseball player.... more - 14Carmen Louis "Carm" Cozza (June 10, 1930 – January 4, 2018) was an American football and... more
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Alex Maestri
PitcherNationality: Italy
Birthplace: Cesena, Italy
Alessandro Maestri (born June 1, 1985 in Cesena, Italy) is an Italian professional baseball... more- 16
George Cappuzzello
PitcherNationality: Italy, United States of America
Birthplace: Girard, Ohio
Teams: Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros
George Angelo Cappuzzello (born January 15, 1954) is a former American baseball player who... more - 17
Guido Grilli
PitcherNationality: Italy, United States of America
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
Teams: Kansas City Athletics, Boston Red Sox
Guido John Grilli (born January 9, 1939) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.... more
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