Tragically, Clemente was killed in a plane crash on New Year’s Eve in 1972 while on a mission to deliver relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. In the spirit of his dedication to community service, on Friday, Pirates players, coaches and members of the front office participated ...
KANSAS CITY -- Catcher and Captain of the Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez has been named the 2024 recipient of Baseball’s most prestigious individual player honor, the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Capital One. Perez was nominated by the Royals for his extraordinary efforts to build ...
Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.There's a certain magic to the painting, and also to the notion that Sukeforth is visited by hundreds of thousands of people every year. He's not in the Hall of Fame, per se, but he certainly belongs in Cooperstown.For one thing, his father was o...
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The 23rd annual Roberto Clemente Day was being celebrated throughout Major League Baseball on Sunday, but the love, respect and appreciation for the Hall of Fame outfielder’s life and career is more grand in Pittsburgh than anywhere else. Prior to the P