- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSaturnino Orestes Armas Minoso Arrieta
- Nickname
- The Cuban Comet
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Minnie Minoso was born on November 29, 1925 in El Perico, Cuba. He was married to Sharon Rice. He died on March 1, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpouseSharon Rice(1990 - March 1, 2015) (his death, 4 children)
- Number 9 jersey with the Chicago White Sox
- Adept at reaching bases
- He was the first black Latino player in the Major Leagues (USA). He made his Major League debut with Cleveland in 1949.
- Outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (1949, 1951 and 1958-1959), Chicago White Sox (1951-1957, 1960-1961, 1964, 1976 and 1980), St. Louis Cardinals (1962) and Washington Senators (1963).
- Led the American League in Hits (184) in 1960.
- Got his last base hit for the Chicago White Sox in 1976 at the age of 53.
- The last active major leaguer to have played in the Negro Leagues.
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