AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, a Negro League star who became one of the first black players in Major League Baseball and a mentor to Willie Mays, died on Monday at his ...
Monte Irvin, one of Major League Baseball’s first black players and the second-oldest living Hall of Famer, died Monday at his home in Houston. He was 96. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ...