Millito Navarro - Awards and Accolades

Awards and Accolades

In 1938, Emilio Huike, considered by many as one of Puerto Rico's best sports writers, voted Navarro as "Ideal Professional Baseball Player".

Navarro became a centenarian on September 26, 2005 and the following years saw many tributes to honor him both in Puerto Rico and the United States. His life and experiences in baseball will be part of an American documentary called "Beisbol" which will be about the contributions and influence of Hispanics in America's national pastime. He was elected to the Puerto Rico Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. The Senate of Puerto Rico presented him with the resolution #1026 in recognition of his contributions to baseball on June 7, 2005. On December 29, 2006, Navarro was inducted into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum. Former Astros great José (Cheo) Cruz presented the Museum's, which is located in Ponce, the Pioneer plaque of induction to Navarro as the 39th inductee into The Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum. Navarro, who considered to be the last surviving member of the American Negro League and the oldest baseball, softball player and trainer in the world, is also a member of the "Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Fame" and the "Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame".

On June 6, 2008, Major League Baseball held a ceremonial Negro League draft prior to the Amateur draft, in which Navarro was honored by the New York Yankees, being symbolically drafted by the team. Navarro was also honored at a game during the final homestand in Yankee Stadium history on September 18, 2008. In 2010, Navarro was honored by "Experience Works" who recognized him as an outstanding active Senior Citizen on the United States.