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Police have launched an investigation into vandals targeted murals of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso.
The paintings, located along a fence in Miami’s Dorsey Park, are part of a collection of art that honors several legendary baseball stars.
Negro League team once played games in the historic park.
Prominent members of the community held a news conference and said the vandalism was originally discovered by a 7-year-old boy. The brands left behind on the murals were identified as Nazi symbols, speakers said at the news conference.
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Murals of baseball legends Minnie Miñoso, Left, and Jackie Robinson, Center, are covered with plywood after being defaced in Miamis Overtown Neighborhood on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Plywood has since been placed over the murals in Robinson and Miñoso.
“I know you may not be able to show it on TV, but we need society to reveal the evil and the hatred that is existing,” said Terrance Cribs-Lorrant, CEO of the city of Miami Black Police Precinct. “The reason this is still being immortalized is because we continue to cover it.”
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On Wednesday, Democratic American representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick described the army as a “weak hatred.”
Late mlb icon jackie robinson (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
“We must treat this for what it is: a hate crime intended to instill fear and division. But we will not be intimidated. We will respond with unity, resilience and an unhealthy obligation to truth, justice and preservation of our history,” she said.
Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947 when he became the first black player and signed with Brooklyn Dodgers. Miñoso became MLB’s first Afro-Latino player and the first black player for Chicago White Sox.
The murals have been shown in the park since 2011.
Murals of baseball legends Minnie Miñoso, number two from left, and Jackie Robinson, third from left, are covered with plywood after being defaced in Miamis Overtown Quarter Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Police have not yet made any arrests for the vandalism. Pakinomist Digital contacted the Miami Police Department for more information.
