His father worked in the fields of the sugarcane plantation on which the family lived. The Miñoso baseball card that was handed out by his family to visitors who stopped by to pay their respects for Miñoso at a remembrance held for him at a Chicago church before his funeral has printed on it "1924-2015". His date of birth is often cited as being Novemhowever, his Republic of Cuba 1951 driver's license and his first Topps baseball card(s) 1952/195 list his date of birth as November 29, 1925. Miñoso was born in Perico, Cuba near Havana, the son of Carlos Arrieta and Cecilia Armas. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2021. He and the other candidates including former White Sox teammate Billy Pierce, and two other former players from Cuba, Tony Oliva and Luis Tiant, all missed induction in 2015. In 2014, Miñoso appeared for the second time as a candidate on the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Golden Era Committee election ballot for possible Hall of Fame consideration in 2015. Miñoso was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in Exile in 1983, and to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. Miñoso's White Sox uniform number 9 was retired in 1983, and a statue of him was unveiled at U.S. He became the third player to get a hit after the age of 50 and the second player to appear in the major leagues in five different decades ( Nick Altrock is the other). He rejoined the White Sox as a coach, and made brief but highly publicized player appearances in 19. Miñoso left the major leagues following the 1964 season, but went on playing and managing in Mexico through 1973. A rare power threat on a team known for speed and defense, Miñoso also held the White Sox record for career home runs from 1956 to 1974. He helped the "Go-Go" White Sox become one of the premier teams of the 1950s and 1960s. Miñoso was one of the most popular and dynamic players in White Sox franchise history. Miñoso, as a defensive standout, led the AL left fielders in assists six times and in putouts and double plays four times each. Miñoso was particularly adept at reaching base, leading the AL in times hit by pitch a record ten times, and holding the league mark for career times hit by pitch from 1959 to 1985. Willie Mays (179 steals) and Miñoso (167 steals) have been widely credited with leading the resurgence of speed as an offensive weapon in the 1950s. He was the AL leader in triples and stolen bases three times each and in hits, doubles, and total bases once each. Miñoso was an American League (AL) All-Star for seven seasons and a Gold Glove winner for three seasons when he was in his 30s. The first Afro-Latino in the major leagues and the first black player in White Sox history, as a 1951 rookie he was one of the first Latin Americans to play in an MLB All-Star Game. Miñoso went on to become an All-Star left fielder with the Indians and Chicago White Sox. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB) after the 1948 season as baseball's color line fell. He began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became an All-Star third baseman with the New York Cubans. White Sox", was a Cuban professional baseball player. Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso ( / m ɪ ˈ n oʊ s oʊ/, Spanish: born Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta Novem– March 1, 2015), nicknamed " The Cuban Comet" and " Mr. October 5, 1980, for the Chicago White Sox MLB: April 19, 1949, for the Cleveland Indians
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