The Roberto Clemente Award is given to the player who best represents baseball through his community involvement, character and philanthropy.
These are the 30 nominees for the 2025 Roberto Clemente Award
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:
- Oakland A's: Lawrence Butler
- Seattle Mariners: J.P. Crawford
- Houston Astros: Josh Hader
- Texas Rangers: Corey Seager
- Los Angeles Angels: Logan O'Hoppe
- Chicago White Sox: Mike Tauchman
- Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr.
- Cleveland Indians: Bo Naylor
- Minnesota Twins: Pablo Lopez
- Detroit Tigers: Tarik Skubal
- Atlanta Braves: Spencer Trider
- Philadelphia Phillies: Aaron Nola
- Miami Marlins: Griffin Conine
- Washington Nationals: Trevor Williams
- New York Mets: Francisco Lindor
- Baltimore Orioles: Jordan Westburg
- Tampa Bay Rays: Pete Fairbanks
- Boston Red Sox. Liam Hendricks
- Toronto Blue Jays. José Berrios
- New York Yankees: Carols Rodón
- Airzona Diamondbacks: Corbin Carroll
- San Diego Padres: Joe Musgrove
- Colorado Rockies: Kyle Freeland
- San Francisco Gians: Ryan Walker
- Los Angeles Dodgers: Mookie Betts
- Chicago Cubs: Kyle Tucker
- Pittsburgh Pirates: Paul Skenes
- Cincinnati Reds: Brent Suter
- Saint Louis Cardinals: Brendan Donovan
- 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.