more than a dozen winners of baseball's treasured Roberto Clemente Award for philanthropy and playing excellence joined Clemente family members at Citi Field for the pregame ceremony.
One of Friday’scommunity service activitieswas making improvements to three fields at Brighton Heights Park that are home to hundreds of youngsters involved in the Northside RBI program. A large Pirates contingent that included Williams, general manager Ben Cherington, members of the Clemente family,...
“We’re proud to be able to support these important events and reinforce our commitment to veterans and those currently serving around the world with the Clemente family and Wreaths Across America,” he said. Luis Roberto Clemente, son of the late Roberto and Vera Clemente and President of th...
MIAMI -- The Phillies and Marlins celebrated the 21st annual Roberto Clemente Day on Thursday night at loanDepot park, and this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Hall of Famer's tragic death. On Dec. 31, 1972, Clemente died in a plane crash while he
Jaime Inclan discussed his advocacy efforts and community engagement in connection with the historical events that led to the development of the Roberto Clemente Family Guidance Center.Ortiz-Luquis, Julio A.Viales, AndrewPuerto Rican Journal of Psychology / Revista Puertorriquea de Psicología...
Months after he died, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the first Latino so honored, and joined Lou Gehrig, who also died young, as the only members not required to wait five years after their playing days were done. Clemente was not the best ever, but there was...
Two (2) interview sessions of approximately 90 minutes each were conducted at the Roberto Clemente Family Guidance Center by an oral historian. The interview was video recorded and transcribed for analysis. Findings were organized by three emerging themes: 1) Challenges in establishing a community ...
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 ...
All Pirates players and members of the coaching staff wore No. 21 for Friday’s game against the Yankees, with Joshua Palacios carrying a Puerto Rico flag with him out to right field to start the game. All 2023 nominees for the Roberto Clemente Award presented by Capital One, which recogniz...