1939 Play Ball #43, Melo Almada ⭐ MLB Pioneer
Baldomero Melo "Mel" Almada is recognized as the first Mexican-born player in Major League Baseball.
Almada finished his 7-season MLB career with a strong .284 batting average, 706 hits, and 197 RBIs playing for the Red Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, and Brooklyn Dodgers. He was inducted into the Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971.