Congrats to Brent Suter on being named the Reds' 2024 nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award! Vote for Brent ➡️https://t.co/hkpbNkHvVepic.twitter.com/duQ010xSjs — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds)September 9, 2024 The annualRoberto Clemente Award, chosen from among 30 nominees -- one per ...
Roberto Clemente was a baseball player who was an idol in his native Puerto Rico and one of the first Latin American baseball stars in the U.S.
(When, however, Roberto Clemente was killed in an airplane crash in late 1972, the 5-year waiting period was waived so that he could be immediately inducted in 1973. Later in 1973 the election rules were changed to permit selection of a player six months after his death.) Further rules ...