Detroit Tigers: Chico Fernández paved the way for others to follow in Detroit

HAVANA - MARCH, 1958. The finest players in the Cuban winter league pose together at their annual All Star game in Havana in March of 1959. Camilo Pasquel is seated third from right, Tony Taylor is standing second from right, Hector Rodriguez is seated fifth from left and Minnine Minoso is seated far left. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images)

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we look back at the Latin players that joined the Detroit Tigers and left an everlasting impact. Today, we look at Humberto Fernández Perez, aka Chico Fernández, the first Latin-born player, and starting regular in Tigers’ history.