The Resume

(November 29, 1925-March 1, 2015)
Birth name is Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta
Played for Cleveland Indians (1949, 1951, 1958-1959), Chicago White Sox (1951-1957, 1960-1961, 1964, 1976, 1980), St. Louis Cardinals (1962) and Washington Senators (1963)
Has also played for the New York Cubans (1946-1949) in the Negro League and St. Paul Saints in the Northern League (1993, 2003)
Gold Glove Winner (1957, 1959, 1960)
AL All Star (1951-1954, 1957, 1959-1960)

Why he might be annoying:

His named is pretty close to Minnie Mouse.
His nicknames were 'The Cuban Comet,' 'The Black Cowboy' and 'El Charro Negro.'
In his 1976 return with the White Sox, he only had eight at bats.
In his 1980 return with the White Sox, he played in five games.
He played in one game in the 1990's and only had one at bat (it was a ground out).

Why he might not be annoying:

He won a Gold Glove award during its first year.
He became the first black player to play for the White Sox.
He became the first athlete in any sport to play professionally for seven decades.
The White Sox retired his number.
He managed to play baseball for the Northern League team, St. Paul Saints in his 80's.
Sporting News named him Rookie of the Year in 1951.
He led the league in triples three times (1951, 1954, 1960).

Credit: Toys in the Attic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 1960)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 1959)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 1957)
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 2022)
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 9)
• Chicago White Sox
• Cleveland Guardians
• Double M Initials
• I am Cuban
• I Died in 2015 (Ranked: 89)
• I Played Negro League Baseball
• I Sung 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' at Wrigley Field
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Look at My Balls
• Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game – Honorary First Pitches (Ranked: 1982)
• Nobody Told Me I'm Old
• Profiles 17501-17750 (Ranked: 17748)
• St. Louis Cardinals
• Toys in the Attic's Profiles [Series 1]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20150301)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 276 Votes: 61.59% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 35 Votes: 68.57% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 33 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 125 Votes: 44.00% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 108 Votes: 49.07% Annoying