Heberto Blanco

Heberto A. Blanco (October 7, 1920 – October 12, 2011) was a Cuban professional baseball second baseman and shortstop in the Negro leagues and Mexican League.

Heberto Blanco
Second baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1920-10-07)October 7, 1920 Bayamo, Cuba
Died: October 12, 2011(2011-10-12) (aged 91) Havana, Cuba
Negro league baseball debut
1941, for the New York Cubans
Last appearance
1942, for the New York Cubans
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Cubans (1941–1942)

A native of Bayamo, Cuba, Blanco was the younger brother of fellow-Negro leaguer Carlos Blanco. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1941 with the New York Cubans, and played for New York again in 1942, when he was selected to represent the club in the East–West All-Star Game. Blanco went on to play many seasons in the Mexican League, and played minor league baseball for the Roswell Rockets in 1956.^[1][2] He died in Havana, Cuba in 2011 at age 91.