Orestes `` Minnie '' Miñoso ( born Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta , ; , November 29 , 1922 -- March 1 , 2015 ) , nicknamed `` The Cuban Comet '' and `` Mr. White Sox '' , was a Cuban Negro league and Major League Baseball ( MLB ) player .
Minnie Miñoso ( Saturnino Orestes Armas `` Minnie '' Miñoso Arrieta , ; ] , November 29 , 1922 -- March 1 , 2015 ) , nicknamed `` The Cuban Comet '' and `` Mr. White Sox '' , was a Cuban-American professional baseball player .