MLBPA chief says foreign players told to carry documentation to 'keep their job'

Demonstrators held protests against the Trump administration's immigration agenda during Vice President JD Vance's vacation to Disneyland. (via KTTV)

Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark told members of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) on Tuesday ahead of the All-Star Game that he and his office are keeping immigration top of mind with the league's large foreign presence.

Roughly 28.6% of MLB players on Opening Day rosters (over 220 of the 265 foreign-born players) were of Latino descent.

Amid Donald Trump's presidency, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have cracked down on illegal immigration. Because of this, Clark said his office has told players to "carry their documentation wherever they go… to ensure guys are in the best possible position to get to the ballpark and keep their job."

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Demonstrators gather in Los Angeles on June 21, 2025, to protest against the Dodgers, ICE and Trump. (Madison Swart/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

"We're… trying to put them and equip them in the best position possible to navigate the atmosphere that we're in in regards to immigration," Clark said, according to a video taken by Our Esquina. "We communicate with our players, we told them to carry their documentation wherever they go, we ensure the lines of communications are open, such that if they are having an issue or a family member is having an issue, how best can we help support them?

"We've got immigration council and immigration lawyers on staff to provide support in a way that we have in the past, but not to the extent that we do now, in order to assure guys are in the best possible position to get to