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MLB s milestone players: 1,000th-9,000th By JohnW53 on Apr 16, 2021, 7:51am CDT +
20,000th player.
There had been 19,902 through the end of 2020, starting with the 18 who played in the first game in the history of the National Association, on May 4, 1871. The Fort Wayne Kekiongas defeated the Cleveland Forest Citys, 2-0.
(The White Stockings, ancestors of today s Cubs, made their debut 4 days later, beating Cleveland, 14-12.)
Nine new players joined the list on Opening Day of 2021. Through April 14, there had been 40 newcomers, pushing the all-time total to
19,942.
133 new players per season, but the number has been much higher in recent years.
The 5 seasons in the entire Modern Era with the most new players all have come in 2015-19: 255, then 257, 262, 247 and 261.