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AP Photo Minnie Minoso was given the Jackie Robinson Lifetime Achievement Award. The Legacy award was sponsored by the Negro League Baseball Museum. I remember baseball historian Adrian Burgos singing Minoso’s praises while on our podcast. He mentioned a personal beef that many sportswriters hold that Ernie Banks was the first black baseball star in … Continue reading “Minnie Minoso honored with Robinson award”
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Minnie Minoso was given the Jackie Robinson Lifetime Achievement Award. The Legacy award was sponsored by the Negro League Baseball Museum.
I remember baseball historian Adrian Burgos singing Minoso’s praises while on our podcast. He mentioned a personal beef that many sportswriters hold that Ernie Banks was the first black baseball star in Chicago. With all respects to Banks, he contends that Minoso has that honor.