Best MLB Prospects From Venezuela In 2025

Image credit: Moises Ballesteros (Photo by Bill Mitchell)

While the majority of prospects in Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects and Top 30s are from the United States, a number of other countries are also well represented. To help spotlight this diversity in nationality, we’re ranking the best current prospects in a wide variety of countries. We are using a player’s birth country, although in some cases, that may differ from where a player grew up.

Best MLB Player Ever: Miguel Cabrera

Cabrera is one of the best hitters of the 21st century and a likely Hall of Famer. SS Luis Aparicio is a Hall of Famer, and 2B Jose Altuve is on his way there, as well. Salvador Perez has been the Royals’ everyday catcher for 14 seasons. Lefthander Johan Santana and righthander Felix Hernandez have three Cy Young Awards and 10 All-Star appearances between them.

Best MLB Player Now: Ronald Acuña Jr.

Acuña has battled knee injuries, but whenever he’s healthy, he’s been an MVP candidate. LHP Ranger Suárez is a key part of the Phillies’ rotation and is 11-6, 2.89 this year. RHP Pablo López made an All-Star appearance in 2023, and he was 5-4, 2.84 this year before a shoulder injury cost him a couple of months on the IL. OF Jackson Chourio is poised to be one of the stars of the late 2020s and 2030s.

Top Prospect: Moises Ballesteros

Ballesteros is the best of eight Venezuelan prospects in the current Top 100. He also fits very much into a theme. Venezuela is where teams go to find catchers. Salvador Perez, William Contreras, Freddy Fermin, Carlos Narváez, Francisco Alvarez, Pedro Pages, Gabriel Moreno and Keibert Ruiz are all current MLB backstops.

The next wave is coming in the minors with Ballesteros, Alfredo Duno, Ethan Salas and Jeferson Quero. Ballesteros faces the biggest questions about his defense of that group, but he is an extremely pure hitter whose bat should help him carve out a long-term role in the majors.