From Wikipedia.
Chicago and I were saddened greatly Sunday morning to hear of the death of White Sox favorite Minnie Minoso, the "Cuban Comet" and "Mr. White Sox." This coming just weeks after the death of "Mr. Cub," Ernie Banks. He died March 1, 2015 at what is believed to be the age of 90, but no one knows for sure.
He came over from Cuba before Castro took over in 1959 and played in the Negro Leagues in 1948 with the New York Cubans. In 1949, playing with the Cleveland Indians, he became the first black Cuban to play in the major league. As such he is often called the Jackie Robinson of Latino baseball players.
A seven-time all-star, he came to the White Sox in 1951 as a rookie left fielder and was the first black player on the White Sox (just as Ernie Banks was for the Cubs).
His career stats included a .298 batting average, 186 home runs and 1023 rbis
Should Have Been in the Hall of Fame.
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