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Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, two of baseball's most notorious rule-breakers, have dominated the headlines this week, ...
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder and 15-time MLB All-Star Roberto Clemente was killed in a plane crash on Dec. 31, 1972, on his way to deliver supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. The plane ...
In light of Hispanic Heritage Month, this segment of Clarified explores the iconic legacy of Latino baseball player Roberto Clemente ... in 1972 when Clemente died in a plane crash while ...
Clemente’s No. 21 was marked near the foul pole at PNC Park to honor the late outfielder who tragically died in a plane crash while delivering ... MLB declared Sept. 15 Roberto Clemente Day.
Roberto Clemente excelled for the Pirates for 18 ... which cost him his life, as he died in a plane crash on Dec. 31, 1972, that he chartered to bring emergency goods for the people of Nicaragua ...
Clemente had 3,000 career hits when he was killed in a plane crash during a humanitarian mission to Nicaragua after the 1972 season. MLB hands out an annual Roberto Clemente Award in honor of the ...
where he died during the 1972 plane crash off the coast of Isla Verde. The MLB currently honors Clemente’s legacy with “Roberto Clemente Day” every Sept. 15, as well as awarding the annual ...
From Kirby Puckett’s devastating loss of vision to Thurman Munson’s tragic plane crash, and Roberto Clemente’s untimely death while doing humanitarian work, these stories are filled with ...
Roberto Clemente Jr., the oldest son of the iconic ... Clemente was killed in a New Year’s Eve plane crash while trying to deliver food and medical aid to earthquake-stricken Nicaragua.
Roberto Clemente began his career with the Puerto ... you know, even died in *** plane crash on his way to bring relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua when he passed away.