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The police launched an investigation after Vandals targeted the murals of the legends of the Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso baseball.
The paintings, located along a fence in the Miami Dorsey park, are part of a collection of works of art in honor of several legendary baseball stars.
The black League teams have already played matches in the historic park.
Eminent members of the community held a press conference and said vandalism was initially discovered by a 7 -year -old boy. The marks left on murals have been identified as Nazi symbols, speakers said at the press conference.
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The murals of the legends of the minnie Miñoso baseball, on the left, and Jackie Robinson, center, are covered with plywood after being degraded in the Overtown district of Miami on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Miami. (AP photo / Lynne Sladky)
The plywood has since been placed on the murals of Robinson and Miñoso.
“I know that you may not be able to show it on television, but we need the community to discover the injury and the hatred that exists,” said Terrance Cribbs-Lorrant, executive director of the city of black police in the city of Miami. “The reason why it continues to perpetuate itself is that we continue to cover it.”
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On Wednesday, the Democratic representative of the United States Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick described vandalism as a “act of hatred vile”.
The end of the MLB Jackie Robinson icon (Hulton Archive / Getty Images)
“We must deal with this for what it is: a crime of hatred intended to instill fear and division. But we will not be intimidated. We will respond with unity, resilience and an unshakable commitment to the truth, justice and the preservation of our history,” she said.
Robinson broke the color barrier in the Major League Baseball in 1947 when he became the first black player, signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Miñoso became the first Afro-Latin player from MLB and the first black player from the Chicago White Sox.
Wall paintings have been displayed in the park since 2011.
The murals of the legends of Baseball Minnie Miñoso, second on the left, and Jackie Robinson, third from left to left, are covered with plywood after being degraded in the Overtown district of Miami on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Miami. (AP photo / Lynne Sladky)
The police have not yet made arrests for vandalism. PK Press Club Digital contacted the Miami police service for more information.
