Louisiana Legends: The Biggest MLB Stars the State Ever Produced

We are less than a month into the brand new 2025 Major League Baseball season and  the fever is growing by the minute.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs started the season early with the two-game Tokyo Series on March 18 and 19 with the Dodgers defending their 2024 National Title and winning both games.

The remaining teams all began the 2025 season on Thursday, March 27 and in spite of the extensive sports coverage of the NCAA March Madness National Basketball Tournament, baseball fever is exceptionally high again this year.

And even though Louisiana has never had a single Major League Baseball team, the Bayou State has surely contributed some big names to the ranks of professional baseball.

Louisiana's Contributions To The MLB Go Way, Way, Way Back

For some true old school baseball fanatics, this list wouldn't be complete without mentioning some of those stars from baseball's formative years including the likes of Bill Dickey from Bastrop, Mel Ott from Gretna, Ted Lyons from Lake Charles, Mel Parnell from New Orleans, Howie Pollet from New Orleans, Don Wilson from Monroe, Bill Lee from Plaquemine, Watty Clark from St. Joseph, Zeke Bonura from New Orleans and Joe Adcock from Coushatta, but when considering the stars from more recent years, Louisiana has had more than a handful.

Three Louisiana Born New York Yankees Have Had Their Jerseys Retired

In fact, three former baseball standouts from Louisiana have had their jerseys retired by the New York Yankees including Bill Dickey, Number 8, Andy Pettitte, Number 46 and Ron Guidry, Number 49, so certainly MLB has been influenced by the Bayou State.

Just take a look at what many would consider to be The Best Professional Baseball Players From Louisiana and see if we missed anyone.