Roberto Clemente

TORONTO -- The number 21 was seemingly everywhere you looked on the field at Rogers Centre on Thursday afternoon. Specifically, it was everywhere up and ...

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The career stats speak for themselves as Roberto Clemente became the first Latin-American player to be enshrined in Cooperstown.

In the states, Clemente would face oppression as an Afro-Latino player during the segregated 1950s. 50 years later and Clemente’s legacy lives on now through his family, who continue to organize charitable events and baseball clinics for the less fortunate. Roberto Clemente was born August 18, 1934 in Carolina, Puerto Rico where he would find an early love for the game of baseball. In his native Puerto Rico, Clemente would host free baseball clinics for underprivileged children, seeing baseball as a way of bettering children’s lives in Puerto Rico just as it had done for him. Clemente was already donating large amounts of money, but upon realizing it was not being distributed in the proper way, took it on himself to travel to Nicaragua with supplies. Clemente would speak out about Jim Crow laws and advocated for black and Latin baseball players facing mistreatment, even going as far as advocating the Pirates and Astros game be postponed following the death of Martin Luther King Jr.

Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) have signed on as co-leads to pay homage to the Pittsburgh Pirates legend. Clemente played the entirety of ...

Clemente played the entirety of his MLB career from 1955-72 with the Pirates. Clemente quickly sprung to action, organizing a series of relief flights into the country. Senate by Bob Casey (D-Pa.) to honor the athletic career and humanitarian impact of Roberto Clemente. in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1958-64, would come during National Hispanic Heritage Month. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) have signed on as co-leads to pay homage to the Pittsburgh Pirates legend. Ahead of the 50th anniversary of his 3,000th career hit on Sept.

In honor of Roberto Clemente Day celebrated across Major League Baseball on Thursday, the Astros' four Puerto Rican players and coaches as well as Jose ...

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Thursday was Roberto Clemente Day across Major League Baseball. With the Pittsburgh Pirates — Clemente's old team — in town for a nationally televised game, ...

Major League Baseball will celebrate Roberto Clemente Day on September 15. Here's how the league plans to honor the Pittsburgh Pirates legend.

It is a day when home teams recognize their nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, which honors a player who displays extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions on and off the field. Fans can [vote for the winner](https://www.mlb.com/community/roberto-clemente-award?affiliateId=rca-headline-mlb-2022) through the end of the regular season. Members of the New York Mets will also do so this season when they play the Pirates on Sept. [players and coaches of Puerto Rican descent](https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/mlb-allows-more-players-wear-no-21-honor-roberto-clemente) to wear a No. All other players and coaches could request to wear the number, as well. 15 to Oct.

NEW YORK -- On this day, everyone at Citi Field paid homage to The Great One. Every uniformed member of the Pirates and Mets wore Roberto Clemente's No. 21 on Thursday as part of the 21st annual Roberto Clemente Day. • VOTE NOW: 2022 Roberto Clemente ...

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Thursday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays was a special one for the Tampa Bay Rays. On Roberto Clemente Day, the Rays fielded a lineup of all Latino ...

This year, the Rays felt it was important to expand the list of eligible players, according to manager Kevin Cash. First baseman Harold Ramírez said the players with a Latino background compare him to Jackie Robinson, another baseball legend. Clemente died in 1972, at the age of 38, while flying emergency supplies down to Nicaragua following a massive earthquake. On Roberto Clemente Day, the Rays fielded a lineup of all Latino hitters, which was a first in [MLB](/mlb) history. In his 18-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Clemente totaled 3,000 hits, made 15 All-Star games, claimed four NL batting titles, won two World Series titles and was named the 1966 NL MVP. 21 with no name on the back to honor the legendary Clemente.

September 15, 2022 at 6:40 p.m.. Sometime soon, it's Carlos Correa's hope that No. 21 is retired league-wide, that Roberto Clemente's jersey number is given ...

… Luis Arraez (hamstring) was not in the starting lineup against a lefty on Thursday, but the Twins believe he will be OK and ready to contribute soon. The Twins have not announced a starter for that game, but Baldelli said he believes Ober is “ready to go” and does not need another rehab outing. The Twins have not announced a starter for the other game, but Louie Varland is a likely candidate. “He’s the one that made us believe and dream that we could be here playing in the big leagues for the world to see. “Everything he did on and off the field, truly an example for everyone to follow and a fellow Puerto Rican. “You grow up in Puerto Rico learning the history of Roberto Clemente and how great he was,” Correa said.

That was especially true Thursday on Roberto Clemente Day around Major League Baseball. It's the 21st annual celebration of Clemente, honoring all of the things ...

“He’s done so much for the game and for the community and for the world, I think it’s probably a good time to get that 21 retired and put it up there on a pedestal like it deserves.” “I’m happy we get to wear the jerseys and commemorate him, and I’m hoping before I get out of baseball that 21 is retired for good, because it needs to be,” Mr. “Roberto Clemente left an indelible mark on the city of Pittsburgh, Major League Baseball and the countless people he inspired over the course of his tragically short life and career,” Mr. During the offseason, Clemente spent his time in his beloved Puerto Rico doing charity work, and he lost his life while flying to help people in Nicaragua after a deadly earthquake. It’s given annually to the MLB player “who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.” Some around the league want the No. Bob Casey (D-PA), Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) introduced a resolution to honor the career and humanitarian work of Clemente. With this resolution, on Roberto Clemente Day, the U.S. Toomey: “Roberto Clemente’s phenomenal baseball career was only upstaged by the noble and selfless life he lived off the field. “I think we’re going to see today with the fact that all the people and former players that are going to come out onto the field who won this award — we’re talking about the highest, exemplary players in the game. 21 is splayed on the right-field wall, colloquially called the Clemente Wall, standing at 21 feet high. Those 14 players stood on the field for a pregame ceremony, which included the singing of the Puerto Rican national anthem by legendary Puerto Rican musician Jose Feliciano.

NEW YORK -- On this day, everyone at Citi Field paid homage to The Great One. Every uniformed member of the Pirates and Mets wore Roberto Clemente's No.

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Major League Baseball celebrated its 21st annual Roberto Clemente Day on Thursday, with festivities centered in New York, where the Mets hosted the Hall of ...

“It's a situation where I think it is gaining more momentum,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “I think about his reckless abandon and how loud a runner he was. “I came in the league in ’73. “I missed him by a year. He helped lead the Pirates to a pair of championships in 18 brilliant seasons and was the 1971 World Series MVP. Puerto Rican musician José Feliciano performed the national anthem of Puerto Rico and “The Star-Spangled Banner," and Clemente's 4-year-old grandson threw out a first pitch in an RC III Pirates jersey.

NEW YORK -- Fifty years ago on New Year's Eve, Roberto Clemente tragically passed away in a plane crash at the age of 38, his final act attempting to ...

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MLB hosted “Roberto Clemente Day” on Thursday, Sept. 15 to honor the former Pirates star after he died in a plane crash 50 years ago.

the Mets. Clemente spent all of his 18 seasons with the Pirates from 1955–72. The two-time World Series champion sported No.

Major League Baseball commemorated its 21st annual Roberto Clemente Day on Thursday, with festivities centered in New York, where the Mets hosted the Hall ...

"It's a situation where I think it is gaining more momentum," Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. "I think about his reckless abandon and how loud a runner he was. "I think of him catching the ball down the right-field line and spinning and throwing," Showalter added, noting he swung a Roberto Clemente model bat in high school. He helped lead the Pirates to a pair of championships in 18 brilliant seasons and was the 1971 World Series MVP. Puerto Rican musician Jose Feliciano performed the national anthem of Puerto Rico and "The Star-Spangled Banner," and Clemente's 4-year-old grandson threw out a first pitch in an RC III Pirates jersey. "The most important trophy that I have in my house.

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Para los peloteros de Grandes Ligas que lo vieron jugar, Roberto Clemente fue un talento asombroso y una influencia indiscutible en el ...

“Pienso que hoy es uno de los mejores días del año”. “Me perdí el conocerlo por un año, pero su legado continúa y todos somos parte de eso”. Ayudó a que los Piratas obtuvieran un par de campeonatos en 18 campañas brillantes. El nieto de Clemente, de 4 años, hizo el primer lanzamiento, vestido con un jersey de los Piratas. Clemente falleció en un accidente de aviación a los 38 años, cuando trataba de llevar ayuda humanitaria a las víctimas de un terremoto en Nicaragua, en la víspera del Año Nuevo en 1972. Formaron fila en las rayas de primera y tercera.

NUEVA YORK -- Para los peloteros de Grandes Ligas que lo vieron jugar, Roberto Clemente fue un talento asombroso y una influencia indiscutible en el terreno ...

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Las Grandes Ligas anualmente hacen un reconocimiento al pelotero puertorriqueño que marcó positivamente al beisbol tanto dentro como fuera del diamante.

Su legado se hizo más grande cuando llegó el momento de su muerte ya que Ahora, el 15 de septiembre es conocido como el día en que se recuerda y se reconoce el legado que el puertorriqueño dejó para la pelota ligamayorista, tanto como pelotero como en la parte humana. Es precisamente por eso que las Grandes Ligas decidieron que el nombre de Roberto Clemente era un ejemplo de lo que el beisbol es y debe de ser para su público y la sociedad, y por ello, desde el 2002 decidió crear el 'Día de Roberto Clemente'.

Clemente, a Pittsburgh Pirates star outfielder and pioneering Latino player, died in a plane crash at the age of 38 in 1972.

Clemente decided to rest the final three games of that season to prepare for the playoffs (although he did appear as a defensive replacement in one of those games), freezing his career total at 3,000. … As if it were a form of punishment for everyone else on the field,” He was one the best defensive right fielders of all time, with a howitzer for an arm. In 1971, when he turned 37, he hit .341, then won the World Series MVP by hitting .414 in the Pirates’ seven-game win over the Baltimore Orioles. His career batting average of .317 was the highest among active players at the time. Mets star Willie Mays came over to the Pirates dugout to offer congratulations when Clemente came out of the game. He had made his debut two decades earlier as a 20-year-old in 1955, and had some decent but not spectacular seasons early on. He led Puerto Rican efforts to aid the Nicaraguan earthquake victims, and decided to travel there himself because he suspected profiteers were getting the supplies, the New York Times reported at the time. At the induction ceremony that summer, Clemente’s widow, Vera Clemente said, [ “This is Roberto’s last triumph.”](https://www.nytimes.com/1973/08/07/archives/baseball-inducts-six-one-with-sorrow-baseball-inducts-five-with-joy.html) After the crash, Puerto Rico’s governor proclaimed three days of mourning for Clemente, who was beloved on the island. He had capped a brilliant career just three months earlier with his 3,000th hit on Sept. “We thought it was the most appropriate way to honor him,” Manfred said.

Members of the Pittsburgh Pirates, wearing No. 21 for Roberto Clemente, stand for the national anthem before a baseball game against the New York Mets on ...

“It's a situation where I think it is gaining more momentum,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “I think about his reckless abandon and how loud a runner he was. “I came in the league in ’73. “I missed him by a year. He helped lead the Pirates to a pair of championships in 18 brilliant seasons and was the 1971 World Series MVP. Puerto Rican musician José Feliciano performed the national anthem of Puerto Rico and “The Star-Spangled Banner," and Clemente's 4-year-old grandson threw out a first pitch in an RC III Pirates jersey.