Dozens of current and former American Association players are spending their off-seasons in the Venezuelan Winter League, highlighted by OF (pictured, Laredo ’14-’16, Texas ’17), who leads the league with five home runs and 15 RBI for Anzoategui.
Two league alumni are managing this season: Margarita’s Alex Nunez (Laredo ’16) and Anzoategui’s Jackson Melian (Wichita ’10).
Meanwhile, RHP (Joplin ’15) is tied for first in the league with three victories so far this season with Lara.
Players are sorted by American Association club and may appear multiple times on the list.
Amarillo
- LHP ’13, ’15, La Guaira
Chicago
- ¸é±á±ÊÌý ’19, Caracas
Cleburne
- RHP ’19, Caracas
- ±õ±·¹óÌý ’17, Caracas
- LHP ’19, La Guaira
- OF ’19, Zulia
- RHP , ’18-’19, Lara
El Paso
- ¸é±á±ÊÌý ’12-’13, Anzoategui
- RHP ’12, Zulia
- ±õ±·¹óÌý ’11-’13, Caracas
- OF ’13, Lara
- INF , ’11-’12, Aragua
Fargo-Moorhead
- INF ’19, Margarita
- C ’17-’19, Aragua
- ±õ±·¹óÌý ’18, Caracas
Gary SouthShore
- LHP ’19, Caracas
- C ’17-’19, Aragua
- ¸é±á±ÊÌý ’19, Caracas
Joplin
- ¸é±á±ÊÌý ’15, Anzoategui
- ±õ±·¹óÌý ’15, Caracas
- LHP ’15, La Guaira
- RHP ’15, Lara
- °¿¹óÌý ’15, Zulia
- OF ’15-’16, Caracas
Kansas City
- OF ’19, La Guaira
- LHP ’14, La Guaira
- RHP ’19, Zulia
- °¿¹óÌý ’13, Zulia
Laredo
- RHP ’14, Zulia
- LHP ’14, La Guaira
- INF , ’12, Aragua
- LHP ’12, Zulia
- INF Alex Nunez ’16, Margarita – manager
- °¿¹óÌý ’14-’16, Anzoategui
- 3B ’15, Caracas
- 2µþÌý ’16, Anzoategui
Lincoln
- RHP ’19, Lara
- RHP ’13, ’15, Anzoategui
- ±õ±·¹óÌý ’14, Caracas
- OF ’18, Zulia
- 2µþÌý ’17-’18, Anzoategui
Milwaukee
- C ’19, Magallanes
- OF ’19, Zulia
- 2B ’19, Anzoategui
- RHP ’19, La Guaira
Shreveport
- INF , ’10-’11, Aragua
Texas/Grand Prairie
- RHP , ’17-’19, Anzoategui
- RHP ’12, Zulia
- OF ’12, Zulia
- OF ’17, Anzoategui
Wichita
- RHP ’11, La Guaira
- ³¢±á±ÊÌý ’18, Caracas
- LHP ’13, La Guaira
- OF Jackson Melian ’10, Anzoategui — field manager
- OF ’12, Zulia
- OF ’18, Zulia
Winnipeg
- INF ’19, Margarita
- INF ’16, Caracas
- C ’17, Lara
