Roberto Clemente Award
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The Roberto Clemente Award is given annually to the Major League Baseball player who "best represents the game of Baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and posi
Willie Mays won the first award, in 1971
1992 recipient Cal Ripken Jr.
Tim Wakefield won in 2010
The 2016 award went to Curtis Granderson
Roberto Clemente
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Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder. On December 31,
Roberto Clemente Award
…known as the Commissioner's Award, it has been presented by MLB since 1971, and was renamed in 1973 after Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente following his death in a plane crash while delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaragua earthquake. Each year, every Major League Baseball team…
Clemente with the Pirates in 1957
Clemente in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in September 1958
Clemente in 1957
Clemente in 1962