The Roberto Clemente Award is given to the player who best represents baseball through his community involvement, character and philanthropy.

The Roberto Clemente Award is given to the player who best represents baseball through his community involvement, character and philanthropy.
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These are the 30 nominees for the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award

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Each year, MLB recognizes the players who best represent baseball through their community involvement, character, and philanthropy and awards them the Roberto Clemente Award. The award is named after the former Puerto Rican outfielder who died in a plane crash in 1972 while carrying a shipment of humanitarian aid to Managua, Nicaragua.

Major League Baseball has revealed a list of 30 nominated baseball players, one per franchise, and fans are tasked with voting to grant them this recognition.

This year, among the Latin American players who were nominated are Pablo López (Minnesota Twins), Carlos Rodón (New York Yankees), José Berrios (Toronto Blue Jays), and Francisco Lindor (New York Mets).

The latest three winners of the award are Salvador Perez in 2024, Aaron Judge in 2023, Justin Turner in 2022, and Nelson Cruz in 2021.

These are the 30 candidates for the Roberto Clemente Award 2025:

  1. Oakland A's: Lawrence Butler
  2. Seattle Mariners: J.P. Crawford
  3. Houston Astros: Josh Hader
  4. Texas Rangers: Corey Seager
  5. Los Angeles Angels: Logan O'Hoppe
  6. Chicago White Sox: Mike Tauchman
  7. Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr.
  8. Cleveland Indians: Bo Naylor
  9. Minnesota Twins: Pablo Lopez
  10. Detroit Tigers: Tarik Skubal
  11. Atlanta Braves: Spencer Trider
  12. Philadelphia Phillies: Aaron Nola
  13. Miami Marlins: Griffin Conine
  14. Washington Nationals: Trevor Williams
  15. New York Mets: Francisco Lindor
  16. Baltimore Orioles: Jordan Westburg
  17. Tampa Bay Rays: Pete Fairbanks
  18. Boston Red Sox. Liam Hendricks
  19. Toronto Blue Jays. José Berrios
  20. New York Yankees: Carols Rodón
  21. Airzona Diamondbacks: Corbin Carroll
  22. San Diego Padres: Joe Musgrove
  23. Colorado Rockies: Kyle Freeland
  24. San Francisco Gians: Ryan Walker
  25. Los Angeles Dodgers: Mookie Betts
  26. Chicago Cubs: Kyle Tucker
  27. Pittsburgh Pirates: Paul Skenes
  28. Cincinnati Reds: Brent Suter
  29. Saint Louis Cardinals: Brendan Donovan
  30. Milwaukee Brewers: Sal Frelick

Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. He played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, mainly as a right fielder.

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In December 1972, Clemente tragically died in a plane crash while trying to deliver emergency relief supplies to the survivors of a massive earthquake in Nicaragua.

Following his untimely death, the National Baseball Hall of Fame changed its rules to allow players who had been deceased for at least six months to be eligible for induction. In 1973, Clemente was posthumously inducted, making him the first player from the Caribbean and Latin America to receive this honor in the Hall of Fame.

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