That was Roberto Clemente of Puerto Rico who was inducted, posthumously, in 1973.
Actually, Ted Williams was the first Hispanic Baseball player inducted into the Hall of Fame, when he was elected in 1966. Williams' mother was born in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
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Assuming you mean "to play baseball for a Major League Baseball team - as we know the MLB league today" . . .
Rafael Almeida and Armando Marsans, who both played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1911.
I believe this question was answered previously under the "first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the Hall of Fame." Of course, it was Roberto Clemente.
Roberto Clemente was apart of the Class of 1973 after his death on December 31, 1972.