Obama: Minnie Minoso Had A ‘Quintessentially American Story’
President Barack Obama on Sunday commemorated the life of Minnie Minoso, the first black major league baseball player in Chicago. Minoso’s death was announced earlier in the day by the…
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Minnie Minoso, Treasured White Sox Ballplayer, Is Dead
Minnie Minoso, the hugely popular All-Star outfielder from Cuba who became the major league’s first black player out of Latin America and a treasured figure in the history of the…
Chicago’s First Black Major League Baseball Player Minnie Minoso Dies
Major league baseball’s first black player in Chicago, Minnie Minoso, has died. – Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or…