Minoso began his baseball career in 1946 and became an All-Star third
baseman with the New York Cubans and was signed by the Cleveland Indians
after the 1948 season as baseball's color line slowly fell. Miñoso went
on to become an All-Star left fielder with the Indians and Chicago
White Sox. The first Black Cuban in the major leagues and the first
black player in White Sox history, as a 1951 rookie he was the one of
the first Latin Americans to play in an MLB All-Star Game.
This Adirondack bat was signed in blue by Minoso and includes a Great Moments COA.