2011, after failing to overcome the effects of his stroke. He was survived by four children, 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Legacy On May 1, 2011, the New York Yankees held a moment of silence to honor Navarro before the start of their game against the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2011, his home municipality of Ponce named a sports complex after him, Ciudad Deportiva Millito Navarro. He is also recognized at Ponce's Parque de los Ponceños Ilustres in the area of sports. See also List of Puerto Ricans List of Negro league baseball players Black history in Puerto Rico References External links and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads Photograph of Emilio Navarro Negro League Baseball Players Association 100th birthday announcement MLB plans ceremonial Negro League draft for June 1905 births 2011 deaths Burials at Cementerio La Piedad People from Patillas, Puerto Rico Cuban Stars (East) players Puerto Rican baseball players Puerto Rican centenarians Men centenarians Sportspeople from Ponce, Puerto Rico 21st-century African-American people