what percentage of mlb players are hispanic

According to the most recent data available, just over 30% of MLB players in 2023 were Hispanic or Latino. This is consistent with data from 2020, which showed that 31.9% of MLB players were Hispanic. Its worth noting that MLB rosters are among the most diverse in all of professional sports, with 40.34% of overall rosters coming from diverse backgrounds. This includes 59 Black players (6.2%), 30 Asian players (3.2%), six Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian players (0.53%), and two Native American players (0.21%) .