All-Latino baseball team: The best all-time lineup of players born in Latin America at large

Andruw Jones won 10 Gold Gloves as a center fielder.

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, USA TODAY Sports put together All-Latino baseball lineups from throughout Latin America.

While it can be fairly easy to assemble a team of major leaguers from any number of baseball hotspots in Latin America, there are a few other countries that have produced quality players — but just haven’t produced them in large quantities.

That’s why we’ve assembled one final lineup comprised of players from Latin American nations such as Nicaragua, Colombia, Aruba, Curacao and Brazil.

Here are the players who made the team:

Catcher: Yan Gomes (Brazil), 2012-present

First base: Randal Simon (Curacao), 1997-2006

Second base: Jonathan Schoop (Curacao), 2013-present

Jonathan Schoop was named to the All-Star team in 2017 and is currently on the Detroit Tigers.

Third base: Xander Bogaerts (Aruba), 2013-present

Shortstop: Andrelton Simmons (Curacao), 2012-present

Andrelton Simmons is a slick fielding shortstop for the Minnesota Twins.

Outfield: Hensley Meulens (Curacao), 1989-98

Outfield: Andruw Jones (Curacao), 1996-2021

Outfield: Marvin Benard (Nicaragua), 1995-2003

Designated hitter: Edgar Rentería (Colombia), 1996-2011

Edgar Renteria is a two-time World Series champion.

Utility: Jurickson Profar (Curacao), 2012-present

Starting pitcher: Dennis Martínez (Nicaragua), 1976-98

Dennis Martinez was the winningest Latin American pitcher when he retired in 1998.

Starting pitcher: Vicente Padilla (Nicaragua), 1999-2012

Starting pitcher: José Quintana (Colombia), 2012-present

Relief pitcher: Kenley Jansen (Curacao), 2010-present

Kenley Jansen is one of today's top closers currently with the Los Angeles Dodgers. — Kenley Jansen is one of today’s top closers currently with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Best Latino baseball players: Top MLB stars from around Latin America

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