Minnie Miñoso's legacy lives on as the 'Jackie Robinson' of Latino baseball players ⚾️ Miñoso died in 2015 at age 92, but his significance in baseball sailed well beyond Cuba's shores for decades, impacting Latino players — both Black and white — in several countries. "...Minnie is the one who made it possible for all us Latins. Before Roberto Clemente, before Vic Power, before Orlando Cepeda, there was Minnie Miñoso," Puerto Rican-born Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda wrote in his 1998 autobiography. After three seasons with the New York Cubans of the Negro National League, Miñoso broke into the majors with Cleveland in 1949, two years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier. Miñoso was traded to the White Sox in 1951, making nine All-Star Game appearances in that decade. In his native Cuba, Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso was a cultural icon — sharply dressed and driving around Havana in his signature Cadillac. His baseball exploits were even immortalized in a popular 1954 Cuban song, “Miñoso al bate” (Miñoso at bat). "He was the one who represented all of us in the major leagues," Luis Tiant Jr. said. "For me, he was a hero and a good friend." 📸: Nam Y. Huh, Pablo Martinez Monsivais (@apnews) | #minniemiñoso #whitesox #afrolatino #mlb #baseballhistory #latino #cuban