Justin TurnerThe entire duration of his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers Roberto Clemente has been honored for his dedication to giving back to the community he grew-up in. Each year, the award honors players who have made outstanding contributions to the charitable causes. Turner, who was the Dodgers’ Clemente Award winner in five of … Read more
NEW YORK — Roberto Clemente was a remarkable talent and an unmistakable force in the field. He had a profound impact on young players. He left an indelible impression with his selfless humanitarianism. Major League Baseball celebrated its 21st Annual Roberto Clemente Day Thursday with celebrations centered in New York. Mets The Hall of Fame … Read more
TORONTO — Tampa Bay Rays On Thursday, Roberto Clemente Day, a record nine Latin American players were added to their roster. They went on to win the tournament. Toronto Blue Jays 11-0. Clemente, a Hall of Fame outfielder, was from Puerto Rico and was a two time World Series winner. He also won the National … Read more
12:21 ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera writes for ESPNdeportes.com as well as ESPN.com. NEW YORK — All the players and coaches are welcome to participate in the Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets They will be wearing No. Sources tell ESPN that the No. 21 jerseys will be worn during the game on Sept. … Read more
The Hockey Corridor of Fame welcomed forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin, ahead Daniel Alfredsson and goaltender Roberto Luongo into its 2022 induction class, the Corridor introduced on Monday. Additionally included within the class had been Finnish ladies’s hockey icon Hanna-Riikka Sallinen and Herb Carnagie within the builders’ class, a Canadian of Jamaican descent who starred … Read more
11:26 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera works as a writer at ESPNdeportes.com. Major League Baseball will permit all Roberto Clemente Award winners to wear a commemorative patch “21” on their caps in recognition of his death, ESPN sources said. All eight Roberto Clemente Award recipients will be wearing the patch on their … Read more
Joe West, who has umpired a record 5,460 regular season games, has officially retired from Major League Baseball. West, then 69 years old, was at third base in Atlanta during the 1976 Major Leagues. BravesThe hosted Houston Astros. His last game was Oct. 6, where he played home plate at Dodger Stadium during the National … Read more