Minnie Miñoso is on the Golden Days Era ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame — and the Chicago White Sox ‘trailblazer’ has plenty of support: ‘Minnie was our Jackie Robinson’
“Trailblazer.”
That’s one word that immediately came to Charlie Rice-Miñoso’s mind while describing the baseball career of his father, Minnie Miñoso.
“His story speaks to so many different audiences,” Rice-Miñoso said last week in a phone interview. “Being a trailblazer, there was no playbook for how to navigate that. And he was able to do (it) so seamlessly in an arena that didn’t necessarily have folks like him in mind when it was created. He was still able to do it.”
Miñoso, who spent parts of 12 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, is one of 10 players on the Golden Days Era ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Candidates with 75% of the vote by the 16-member committee earn election. Results will be announced Sunday.
“There’s no better person to represent baseball,” said Sharon Rice-Miñoso, Minnie’s wife, during a phone interview last week.
Minnie Miñoso was a nine-time All-Star and won three Gold Glove Awards as an outfielder during 17 seasons with
