In MLB History - How Many Players Were Born In North Dakota?

Hard to believe, but before you know it spring training will be here...

...so let's take a couple of minutes and visit all the Major League Players who were born in North Dakota. What would your guess be on how many players were born in North Dakota? First though, let me give you this amazing statistic, according to baseball-almanac.com "Did you know that through today (November 26, 2023) in baseball history, and since 1876 (first year of the National League), there have been a total of 20,533 Major League ballplayers?" So once again I ask you, how many players in the history of Major League Baseball were born in North Dakota?

Obviously, THE most famous baseball player that comes to mind when you think of North Dakota is Roger Maris

The man who is remembered the most for chasing Babe Ruth's single-season home run record of 60 - Roger Maris grew up and went to high school in Fargo, be he was BORN in Hibbing, Minnesota. Getting back to my first question, if you guessed around 100, you would be way over. Then what about 50? Here are the 20 North Dakotans that have made it to the show:

Major League Baseball Players Born in North Dakota A Historical Analysis / Return To Players by Birthplace
Player	Born In	Date of Birth	Debut Year	Final Year
Frank Brosseau	Drayton, North Dakota	1944-07-31	1969	1971
Chris Coste	Fargo, North Dakota	1973-02-04	2006	2009
Darin Erstad	Jamestown, North Dakota	1974-06-04	1996	2009
Jay Flaa	Bismarck, North Dakota	1992-06-10	2021	Active
Travis Hafner	Jamestown, North Dakota	1977-06-03	2002	2013
Truck Hannah	Larimore, North Dakota	1889-06-05	1918	1920
Red Hardy	Marmarth, North Dakota	1923-01-06	1951	1951
Rick Helling	Devils Lake, North Dakota	1970-12-15	1994	2006
Ken Hunt	Grand Forks, North Dakota	1934-07-13	1959	1964
Tim Johnson	Grand Forks, North Dakota	1949-07-22	1973	1979
Mark Lee	Williston, North Dakota	1964-07-20	1988	1995
Lynn Nelson	Sheldon, North Dakota	1905-02-24	1930	1940
Tim Olson	Grand Forks, North Dakota	1978-08-01	2004	2005
Sid Peterson	Havelock, North Dakota	1918-01-31	1943	1943
Seth Rosin	Fargo, North Dakota	1988-11-02	2014	2015
Gary Serum	Fargo, North Dakota	1956-10-24	1977	1979
Matt Strahm	West Fargo, North Dakota	1991-11-12	2016	Active
Floyd Stromme	Cooperstown, North Dakota	1916-08-01	1939	1939
Erik Swanson	Fargo, North Dakota	1993-09-04	2019	Active
Andrew Young	West Fargo, North Dakota	1994-05-10	2020	Active