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An All-Star Is Borne
2004-07-10 21:58
by Mike Carminati

Here is an updated list of All-Star appearances broken down by birthplace. It includes Javier Vazquez, Paul LoDuca, and Jake Westbrook, who were added to the All-Star game, and Tippy Martinez and Dave Chalk, whose point of origin has been found (the good ol' US of A in both cases). Note that Vazquez gives Puerto Rico sole possession of second place, which it had shared with the Dominican Republic after the original All-Star rosters were announced:

CountryCount
USA3563
Puerto Rico118
Dominican Republic117
Cuba71
Venezuela63
Panama32
Canada24
Mexico18
Japan10
Jamaica6
Nicaragua5
Colombia4
Curacao3
Scotland3
Holland2
South Korea2
South Vietnam2
Australia1
France1
West Germany1
Total4046

It's good thing that Joe Torre doesn't suffer from xenophobia. He doesn't care where his All-Stars come from as long as they play--or have played--for the Yankees, they're A-OK.

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