Baseball icon Ozzie Virgil Sr – the first Dominican to ever play in MLB – dead at 92
Ozzie Virgil Sr, the first Dominican to ever play in the MLB, has died.
He was 92 years old.
Virgil Sr. began his career in 1955 with the Giants (then New York), who remembered him with a tribute to X.
“The #SFGiants are saddened by the passing of former Giants player Ozzie Virgil Sr. … Our condolences go out to his family and friends,” they wrote.
He later spent time with the Tigers, Athletics, Orioles and Pirates before finishing his career in separate stints with the Giants in 1966 and 1969.
Ozzie Virgil Sr watches from the dugout in the fifth inning during the game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves on September 26, 2018
Virgil served as a utility player in the major leagues and had a career batting average of .231 with 14 home runs.
He was born in Monte Cristo, Dominican Republic on May 17, 1932.
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