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The great Saturnino Orestes Arrieta, aka Minnie Minoso, is dead.

One of my favorite players in history, he was bona fide even if the Hall snubbed him.

Thank you, Papi.

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3 comments

1 MSM35   ~  Mar 1, 2015 10:55 pm

Minnie and Jim Rivera made up 2/3's of a great outfield. "Jungle Jim" at 93 is still with us.

2 Alex Belth   ~  Mar 2, 2015 9:33 am
3 thelarmis   ~  Mar 2, 2015 12:58 pm

Great article. Thanks for the link!

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