Héctor López, a two-time World Series champion and the first Black manager in Triple-A history, has died at the age of 93, according to Julia Kreuz of MLB.com. The New York Yankees, the team that ...

Hector Lopez, a former New York Yankee who blazed a trail as the first Black manager in American professional baseball history, has died. He was 93. Lopez, a Panama native, died Friday, Sept. 30 of ...

Héctor López, the first Black manager in Triple-A history and a two-time World Series champion with the Yankees, passed away at 93 from lung cancer complications, his family announced. Panama-born ...

For some, Hector Lopez was the third prong in the iconic Yankees outfield that included Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle, and the man whose performance in the 1961 World Series helped propel the Yankees ...

A utility player for the powerhouse Yankees of the 1960s, he later became the first Black manager at minor league baseball’s highest level. By Bruce Weber Hector Lopez, the first Black manager at the ...