Minnie Miñoso, the seemingly ageless Cuban slugger who broke into the majors just two years after Jackie Robinson and turned into the game’s first black Latino star, has died, a medical examiner in Illinois said Sunday.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office did not immediately offer further details. There is some question about Miñoso’s age but the Chicago White Sox say he was 90.
Miñoso played 12 of his 17 seasons in Chicago, hitting .304 with 135 homers and 808 RBIs for the White Sox. The White Sox retired his No. 9 in 1983 and there is a statue of Miñoso at U.S. Cellular Field.
“We have lost our dear friend and a great man,” White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said in a release. “Many tears are falling.”
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