The percentage of players born outside the 50 states in Major League Baseball dropped to its lowest level since 2014 while Japan's 14 were its most since were 249 players from 16 nations and territories outside of the 50 states among 948 players on opening day active rosters and injured and restricted lists, the commissioner's office said Friday. The 26.3% was down from 27.8% last year and the lowest since 26.3% in 2014. The high of 29.8% was in year's total represents a drop of 21 players from 2023, when 270 set the high for a season with 26-man active League Baseball adjusted its figures, saying its initial announcement Thursday did not include Jared Young of the New York Mets and Rob Zastryzny of the Milwaukee Brewers as Canadian were players from 18 nations and territories outside the U.S. in both 2024 and '25, down from a high of 21 in Imai, Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto joined stars such as Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to increase Japan's total from 12 last year. Japan's high was 16 in Dominican Republic led countries outside the U.S. with 93, down from 100 last year and 110 in off its first World Baseball Classic title, Venezuela was next with 60, down by three from last 's 20 were down from a record 26 last year. Canada had 19, matching its most set in Rico had 14 Álvaro Fidalgo Jersey, followed by Mexico, Curacao, Panama Mexico National Team Pro Shop, Colombia and South Korea, and Aruba, the Bahamas, Honduras, Nicaragua and Taiwan.Atlanta and San Diego tied for the most among teams with 15 each, with the Braves' roster including players from eight nations and territories. Houston, which had held a share of the lead for five straight years, had 15 and was followed by Arizona and Miami, Seattle and Boston, the Dodgers, New York Mets and San Francisco.Totals included 780 active players, 162 on the IL and six on the restricted list.