
Minnie Miñoso, the Cuban Comet, broke the color barrier in Chicago baseball 75 years ago
In his first at-bat in a White Sox uniform, on May 1, 1951, at old Comiskey Park, Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso homered off Yankees pitcher Vic Raschi. It was the start of a beautiful relationship between Miñoso and Sox fans, one that continued for 64 years until his death in 2015 at age 90. As the first







