Tony Oliva and Minnie Miñoso, 2 Cubans to the Hall of Fame 3:11
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The induction ceremony to the American Baseball Hall of Fame will take place on July 24 and some Latin American players are part of the 2022 Class that will enter the select group.
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The Hall of Fame indicated that the Baseball Writers Association of America, the Golden Age Commission and the Early Baseball Commission chose seven players for this year's selection, and three of them are Latino.
Here the complete list:
David Ortiz
Gil Hodges
Jim Kat
Minnie Minoso
Tony Olive
Bud Fowler
Buck O'Neil
The Latino players on the list are David Ortiz, Minnie Miñoso and Tony Oliva, who will be immortalized in the Hall of Fame as of Sunday.
Here is more information about them.
Baseball players in the Hall of Fame 2022
David Ortiz, "Big Papi"
David Ortiz, "Big Papi", cries during the 2017 ceremony where the Red Sox retired his #34 jersey as a tribute to all that the player gave to the team.
(Photo: Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
Date of birth:
November 18, 1975.
Place of birth:
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Primary Position:
Designated Hitter.
Major League Debut:
September 2, 1997, with the Minnesota Twins.
Twins' departure:
In 2002, the Twins released Ortiz, who had no regular seasons, in part because of injuries.
Arrival at his flagship team:
After leaving, he quickly signed a low-risk, one-year, $1.25 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, where he became a legend.
Ortiz's great impact:
Before his arrival in 2022, the Red Sox had gone 84 seasons without a Major League title;
after his retirement after 14 years with the team, Boston had won 3 championships.
Final numbers:
.286 batting average, 541 home runs, 632 doubles and 1,786 RBIs.
Minnie Minoso
Minnie Minoso throws out the first pitch before the game between the Chicago White Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays on April 26, 2014, at US Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois.
(Photo: David Banks/Getty Images)
Date of birth:
November 29, 1923.
Place of birth:
Perico, Cuba.
Date of death:
March 1, 2015.
Primary Position:
Left fielder.
Major League Debut:
April 19, 1949, for the former Cleveland Indians.
Impact on baseball history:
Miñoso is recognized as the first black Latino player to play in the majors (both the American League and the National League).
For this reason, he is considered the player who opened the doors of the major leagues to all Latinos.
Emblem team:
the Chicago White Sox, where he arrived at the beginning of the 1951 season. That year, he finished, among other numbers, with a batting average of .326, 112 runs and 31 stolen bases.
With White Sox:
Between 1951 and 1957, he led the league in 3-pointers three times, scored 100 or more runs four times, and recorded 100+ RBIs three times.
After the 1957 season, Miñoso changed teams and returned to Chicago several times.
After the 1964 season, the Cuban went to Mexico to continue his career.
Final numbers:
.299 batting average, 2,110 hits, 1,225 runs, 1,093 RBI and 216 stolen bases.
Tony Olive
Former Minnesota Twins player Tony Oliva #6 poses for a portrait at Hammond Stadium on February 25, 2014 in Fort Myers, Florida.
(Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images)
Date of birth:
July 20, 1938.
Place of birth:
Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
Primary Position:
Right fielder.
Major League Debut:
In 1961, signed with the Minnesota Twins.
The following year, he arrived in the United States;
between 1962 and 1963, he played a few games in the majors, but it was not until 1964 that he earned the starting job.
Tony Oliva's impact:
In the following eight seasons since 1964, few could compare with the level of the Cuban player.
In that first year alone (1964), he earned AL Rookie of the Year honors after leading the entire league with a .323 batting average, 32 home runs and 94 RBIs.
He dominated the league with his big game until 1971, when an injury curtailed his career forever.
He retired after the 1976 season.
Emblem team:
the Minnesota Twins.
Final numbers:
.304 batting average, 1,917 hits, 329 doubles, 220 home runs, 947 RBI and was named to the American League All-Star team eight consecutive times (1964-71).
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