In my enduring judgment, Roberto was the greatest player in Major League Baseball. A five-tool ballplayer, like Mays and the Tigers’ Al Kaline. They could run, hit, hit with power, field and throw.

The Roberto Clemente Award has been presented to one baseball player in the league since 1971 with Willie Mays being the first recipient of the Award.

All Players Who Have Won the Roberto Clemente Award . The first recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award was the iconic outfielder Willie Mays, honored in 1971 for his exceptional on-field ...

Baseball and the Canonization of Roberto Clemente. She said anything is possible with Pope Francis, but because of a canonization process that can stretch on for centuries, she isn't so sure ...

Major League Baseball honored Roberto Clemente on Thursday night, paying tribute to a player who arguably did more to expand access to the sport for people of color than anyone but Jackie Robinson ...

He perused the children’s paperback, “Roberto Clemente: Young Baseball Hero.” ... He was 38. This baseball player, this humanitarian who happened to play baseball, brought my dad to tears.

Only Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 has been officially retired across the majors, but many players have gone out of their way to not wear Clemente’s No. 21.

All Puerto Rican MLB players will be allowed to wear Roberto Clemente's No. 21 during the commemoration of the 19th annual Roberto Clemente Day on Wednesday, Sept. 9. All Major League Baseball ...

All Puerto Rican players will be allowed to wear No. 21 on Wednesday during Major League Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Day celebration.The move to wear the number, similar to MLB’s celebration ...