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Saturnino Orestes "Minnie" Armas Arrieta Miñoso (/ m ɪ ˈ n oʊ s oʊ /, Spanish:; November 29, 1923 – March 1, 2015), nicknamed "the Cuban Comet", was a Cuban professional baseball player. He began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became an All-Star third baseman with the New York Cubans .
Nov 29, 2010 · Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Minnie Miñoso. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
Minnie Miñoso was a Cuban professional baseball player known for his speed and baserunning ability and who was the first Black major league star from Latin America. Miñoso began his career playing on teams in the Cuban sugar-mills league, and in 1945 he joined the Negro leagues’ New York Cubans.
Today, Latin American ballplayers make up almost one third of all big leaguers. They can all thank Minnie Miñoso, whose talent on the field and courage off it redefined the National Pastime.
Mar 1, 2015 · March 1, 2015. Minnie Minoso, the hugely popular All-Star outfielder from Cuba who was the major leagues’ first black player out of Latin America and a treasured figure in the history of...
MLB's Firsts: Minnie Miñoso. 10/07/2023 at 12:00 AM. Top 10 moments of Minnie Miñoso's career. 7/24/2022 at 7:59 PM.
Feb 8, 2021 · But compared to Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso -- the sport’s only seven-decade player, who played anywhere and everywhere, who became the first Black player on the White Sox and who helped pave the way for generations of Latino players -- they’re all dilettantes.
