Miñoso was the first Black player on the White Sox when he made his debut with the team on May 1, 1951.
An elementary school in the Bridgeport neighborhood has been renamed after White Sox Hall of Famer Minnie Miñoso.
McClellan Elementary School, at 3527 S. Wallace St., just blocks from Guaranteed Rate Field, has been renamed Minnie Miñoso Academy to honor the Cuban native, who played 17 seasons in the major leagues, and was the first Black player on the White Sox when he made his debut with the team on May 1, 1951, hitting a home run in his first plate appearance against the Yankees.
It's one of three Chicago Public Schools changing its name this year to better reflect the community. Miñoso played 12 of his 17 seasons in Chicago, hitting .304 with 135 homers and 808 RBI for the White Sox. The team retired his No. 9 in 1983 and there is a statue of Miñoso at Guaranteed Rate Field. Regarded as baseball's first black Latino star, Miñoso was a Havana native who spent most of his career in left field. He is one of only two players to appear in a major league game in five different decades. He got his final hit in 1976 at age 53 and went 0 for 2 in two games in 1980 for the White Sox., after he was selected by the Veterans Committee.
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