
We remember Orestes “Minnie” Miñoso. He was born in Cuba on this day in 1925, died in Chicago in 2015 and made it to The Hall of Fame in 2023. As a boy growing up in Cuba, and later in the US, I remember hearing Miñoso stories from my father. Orestes, as he was known in Cuba, played for Marianao and was a top draw in the Cuban winter leagues.