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Shakeia Taylor

Shakeia Taylor: Minnie Miñoso finally got his Hall of Fame induction. But the recognition for one of baseball’s trailblazers is far too late.

To some extent, most people want to leave a legacy. Making an impact on those around us, bringing joy whenever we can and, for some, making history.

Minnie Miñoso’s legacy received the long-awaited gold star next to it Sunday when he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

We could argue for days about how anyone feels about the Hall of Fame election process, but it’s created by and for humans, so it’s subject to error. We never will fully understand who gets in and who doesn’t. It’s a process with standards that are unable to be calculated by those of us on the outside.

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