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Minnie Miñoso Academy. Elementary students in Bridgeport led the effort to rename their school in honor of the barrier-breaking Chicago White Sox Hall of Famer.

Bridgeport school renamed after White Sox legend Minnie Miñoso Miñoso was the first Black player on the White Sox when he made his debut with the team on May 1, 1951.

The Legacy of Minnie Miñoso (2022) To the outside world, icon, trailblazer and legend are a few words to describe Minnie Miñoso. On the South Side, he's Mr. White Sox.Minnie Miñoso broke the c...

Join the Miñoso Family at today’s Chicago White Sox game, honoring Minnie’s induction to National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum!

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MLB Network: “Baseball was (Minnie's) life,” Rice-Miñoso said. “He was proud to wear his uniform, come to the ballpark every day, greet fans with a smile and sign autograph after autograph. Some believe that Minnie signed an autograph for every man, woman and child in the Windy City.”

Miñoso's long, impactful journey to Cooperstown Minnie Miñoso always was a Hall of Fame person and a Hall of Fame gregarious character, as anyone who knew him for even the shortest amount of time would attest. But now he has the official Hall of Fame distinction to match as an iconic baseball player. Miñoso was part

Chicago Tribune: "Pioneer. All-Star. Gold Glover. And, after all this time, inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame."

‘His contributions will always be remembered’: Hall induction arrives for Chicago White Sox icon Minnie Miñoso

At long last.

Welcome to baseball immortality, Minnie Miñoso.

(Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame)

MLB.com: A visit from the Chicago White Sox legend and true baseball icon was nothing unusual for anyone in the organization. But in this instance, Miñoso sat down next to Abreu and asked, "Will you let me give you three pieces of advice?"

“I said to him, ‘How would I not?’” said a smiling Jose Abreu 79.

Abreu reflects on mentorship from Minnie Miñoso CHICAGO – José Abreu was getting ready for the second or third game of his Major League career with the White Sox, sitting at his home clubhouse locker at Guaranteed Rate Field at the start of April 2014, when Minnie Miñoso paid him a visit. A visit from the White

Star Tribune: "The completed circle of Cuban baseball greatness: The late Miñoso, a devoted admirer of Dihigo, will be immortalized with a plaque in National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, as will Minnie's admirer, Tony Oliva, 83, who is joy-filled, to say the least."

New Hall of Famer Minnie Minoso was Cuban star, American showman Minnie Minoso will go into the Cooperstown shrine next summer with Tony Oliva, Jim Kaat and Gil Hodges from the Golden Baseball Era.

"It’s with heavy hearts our family mourns the passing of Orestes Arrieta Miñoso Jr., succumbing to a multiyear battle with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”).

Like Minnie, his eldest son was known for his trademark smile, positive demeanor, and ability to befriend all he met; second only to their natural talents on the baseball field. Knowing Orestes meant knowing a true confidant, source of wisdom, and gentleman – which would have made his mother Julia proud.

While our family will dearly miss our beloved Orestes, we find comfort knowing his unwavering faith gave him strength throughout his ALS journey and he is now at peace.

A private memorial will be held at a later date. Thank you for respecting our family’s privacy during this difficult time."

-The Arrieta-Miñoso Family

Orestes Arrieta, who played baseball in Mexico with his dad, Minnie Miñoso, and worked as a translator in Kankakee County Chicago White Sox star Minnie Minoso's son, Orestes Arrieta, was a minor league ball player and translator in the Kankakee County court system.

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📸: Chicago White Sox

Orestes Minnie Minoso, Hall of Famer.

Right where he belongs.

The late Chicago White Sox legend Minnie Miñoso has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Golden Days Era Committee!

USA TODAY: “His immigrant story embodied the American Dream, America’s pastime, and Chicago White Sox until his last breath. He now has the opportunity to be rewarded in a very large way, should the Golden Days Era committee see fit. You will not regret it, I promise you. You will be respected and applauded for it. And so, we leave it in your hands to decide if the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will induct Mr. Minnie Minoso.”
-Orestes Arrieta Minoso, Jr.

Minnie Miñoso belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame. I should know, I'm his son. Minnie Miñoso's baseball and immigrant story embodied the American Dream, America’s pastime, and the Chicago White Sox until his last breath.

“There is a direct connection to who Minnie Miñoso represented, not only for the White Sox , but all over,” said Eduardo Perez. “From the teams he played with, to the Negro Leagues and, most importantly, to the Cuban community, the Latino community and the Afro-Latino community, of excelling on the field, but also doing it outside the lines and inspiring others.”

Sox Hopeful 2022 is The Year for Miñoso to ‘Go-Go’ to the Hall of Fame Minnie Miñoso became the first Black Cuban to play in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians. He broke the color line for the White Sox in 1951. And after his days on the field, he settled in Chicago, joined the Sox as an assistant coach, and was a mentor for generations of ballplayers.

The New York Times: "Minnie Miñoso was a pioneering Black Latino star in the 1950s whose greatness and impact have been overlooked by National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum voters. That may finally change."

Baseball Gets Another Chance to Honor a Legend Minnie Miñoso was a pioneering Black Latino star in the 1950s whose greatness and impact have been overlooked by Hall of Famer voters. That may finally change.

The Chicago Sun-Times: "I am thrilled to see that he is now back on the ballot, again,” Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum said. “You can never reduce Minnie Minoso’s career to just baseball. Minnie Minoso was the Latino Jackie Robinson. Hands down."

Minnie Minoso named on Golden Days Era Hall of Fame ballot The Golden Days Era committee vote will take place on Dec. 5 during the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fl.

Chicago Tribune: “By statistics alone, Minnie’s career is worthy of [Cooperstown], but baseball is more than hits, runs and steals. There is no doubt that Minnie’s actions on and off the field ought to be memorialized in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was a singular player and the Jackie Robinson of Latino ballplayers.”

White Sox great Minnie Miñoso’s impact extended far beyond the outfield The first Afro-Latino player and one of the first Black players to enter the major leagues, Minnie started his big-league career in 1948 and played in what had just been a segregated sport in a mostly segregated country. We met when I was a child with polio, and he embodied a kindness and generosity...

USA TODAY: "In his native Cuba, "Minnie" Miñoso was more than just a popular baseball player, the first Latino superstar in the majors ... he was a cultural icon."

"He was the one who represented all of us [Afro-Latinos] in the major leagues," Tiant Jr. said. "For me, he was a hero and a good friend."

Minnie Miñoso's legacy lives on as 'Jackie Robinson' of Latino players Minnie Miñoso, MLB's first Black Latino superstar, is considered as the "Jackie Robinson" for Latino baseball players.

“The issues of inclusion and exclusion that the commissioner addressed today are really dramatic ones. It’s big for a major institution [such as MLB] to publicly admit to a mistake and go about correcting it,” said John Thorn, MLB’s official historian.

The Negro Leagues are now ‘major league’ in eyes of MLB, its stats a part of official record In a monumental change for the sport, Major League Baseball announced it was elevating the 1920-48 Negro Leagues to major league status, a move that not only seeks to right a cosmic wrong that has shadowed the game for a century but also forces a wholesale recalibration of its record book.

Five years ago today, we said farewell to Minnie.

Minnie Minoso, Helped Integrate Baseball With White Sox, Dies at 89 Minoso, the major leagues’ first black player out of Latin America, was often cited as the only modern major leaguer to play in five decades.

"Minnie Minoso: He was arguably the greatest Major Leaguer ever born in Cuba and a pioneering figure for Latin American players. Minoso famously played in five decades and there’s a statue of him outside Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago -- but still, somehow, no Hall of Fame plaque."

The baseball legends we lost this decade Baseball is such an eternal game, constantly renewing and replenishing itself, that if we are not careful, constantly looking forward to what’s next can make us lose touch with what has passed. This decade has been full of countless stories, incredible breakthroughs, an endless supply of highlight...

to the opening of the Negro Leagues Béisbol exhibition, where baseball historian Adrian Burgos guided Minnie's wife and son through the exhibit. Negro Leagues Béisbol is a collaborative traveling exhibit by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, hosted by the Chicago White Sox and dedicated in Minnie's honor on display now until the end of the September.

An exhibit, dedicated in Minnie's honor, from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is on display at Guaranteed Rate Field between now and Sept. 26 and explores the contributions of Afro-Latino baseball pioneers.

Beisbol Exhibit At Sox Park CBS 2's Ryan Baker reports on a new exhibit at Guaranteed Rate Field showcasing the history of the negro leagues baseball exhibit, highlighting the connection between African American baseball history and Hispanic cultures.

"Minnie Miñoso is one of baseball’s great heroes, and not having him truly recognized [in National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum] for his contribution to baseball is a disgrace to the game. ... The system is broken and it needs to change. If we can’t honor our most important players, then what is the point? Let’s get some justice for a hero of the game."

#MinnieHOF: The Tale of Minnie Miñoso The Baseball Hall of Fame is an interesting place; on one hand, Cooperstown is supposed to honor the greatest to ever grace a baseball diamond, yet if you do something that is seen as “immoral” to the game, then it is impossible for writers to give said player a vote. It all comes to down...

Rest In Peace, Jim Landis.

Jim Landis, Defensive Star for Pennant-Winning White Sox, Dies at 83 A speedy centerfielder whose fielding — sometimes compared to that of Willie Mays — was a big reason his Chicago team won the 1959 American League title.

Minnie Minoso signs autographs in Comiskey Park in 1963.

Minnie posing with his brand new Cadillac convertible at spring training in 1954.

Crowds of fans attempting to retrieve Minnie's autograph in 1951.

Moose Skowron, Minnie, Nelly Fox and Mickey Mantle in 1957.

Minnie Minoso was victim of unfair Hall of Fame election rules Minnie Minoso, who died Sunday, belongs in the baseball Hall of Fame

Two years ago today, we lost an irreplaceable friend in Minnie. 9️⃣🇨🇺🇺🇸♥️

Happy Birthday, #9.

The New York Times: "Latinos were very much a part of the segregated era and that players like the Cuban-born Minnie Miñoso were among the pioneers of integration."

Smithsonian Highlights Latino Players as Part of Baseball’s Racial History “In the Barrios and the Big Leagues,” a collective initiative at the American history museum, includes stories and artifacts of players and their impact in the community.