Local author’s first book honors a former childhood baseball idol
As a teenager, Jim Bark would wait outside the visiting teams clubhouse at County Stadium in Milwaukee hoping to get an autograph from some of his favorite baseball players. The Racine, Wisconsin ...
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Clemente quietly grew in stature
"It's not just a death, it's a hero's death. 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 ...
Waterbury school honors baseball legend Roberto Clemente with name change
Roberto Clemente was a Hall of Fame baseball player known for his humanitarian efforts and kindness. Manuel Rodriguez says he ...
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50 years later, Roberto Clemente remains gatekeeper of MLB's 3,000-hit club
General Robinson St. Fifty years ago today, Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente laced a double ... of person he was beyond being a great baseball player.” Matlack also was struck by ...
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Clemente's Family and Legacy
The youngest of seven children, Roberto Clemente grew up in a tight-knit ... Hispanic to accomplish this task, the eleventh player in all of baseball history to do it. He had to have that 3,000 ...
RRCC recruits baseball player from Chicago
Once again, an outfielder from Chicago will be wearing No. 1 playing for Rainy River Community College’s baseball team. Jamall Hudson was in International Falls on Wednesday to formally sign ...