As Major League Baseball observed Roberto Clemente Day on Sunday, eight members of the Astros donned No. 21 jerseys for their ...
MLB players, coaches, and fans celebrate the positive impact that Roberto Clemente had on the game of baseball and everything ...
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Derek Shelton rarely wears a game jersey in the dugout, but the Pittsburgh Pirates manager proudly wore his home white with the No. 21 on the back as MLB celebrated Roberto Clemente Day.
Roberto Clemente Park — a 12-acre tract perched in one of the Silk City’s roughest neighborhoods — stood out as a withered symbol of urban decay when Rolando Vazquez first arrived five years ...
When the Royals signed a 16-year-old catcher named Salvador Perez out of Venezuela back in 2006, they didn’t know at the time ...
Roberto Clemente’s legacy is embedded in the ethos of Pittsburgh. Clemente embodied the local blue-collar, hard-working mentality. His passion for the city made him a beloved hero, and with a ...
One day nearly 20 years ago, Vera Clemente, widow of the legendary Roberto Clemente, entered the studio of photographer Duane Rieder before the 2006 All-Star Game, to be played at Pittsburgh's PNC ...
In November 1960, Roberto Clemente was more than disappointed after finishing only eighth among National League players in the Baseball Writers Association’s Most Valuable Player balloting.
The youngest of seven children, Roberto Clemente grew up in a tight-knit, humble, but proud Puerto Rican family. His tragic death left behind his wife, Vera, three young sons, Roberto Jr., Luis ...
A lot of athletes do wonderful things – but they don't die doing it," says former teammate Steve Blass about Roberto Clemente on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Playing in an era dominated ...