A dazzling baseball superstar of surpassing skills, Roberto Clemente (1934-1972) was the first great Latin American player to captivate the major leagues. His life was cut short when his plane, delivering relief supplies to earthquake-devastated...

Longtime Pittsburgh Pirates rightfielder Roberto Clemente is much more than one of the premier major leaguers of his generation. While his statistics and on-field accomplishments earned him election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, equally awe-inspiring...

Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a professional baseball player and a former Major League Baseball right fielder. Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the youngest of seven children. On November 14, 1964, he...

Saunja Johnson Philadelphia Tribune, The 10-04-1994 Roberto Clemente Middle School. By Saunja Johnson Tribune Staff Lodged on the corner of Fifth and Luzerne streets, is a building often perceived as an old vacant factory -- but what the untrained eye...

McCoy, Lezlie B. Philadelphia Tribune, The 10-21-2003 This legendary baseball player was born Roberto Clemente Walker, but became known to the world as Roberto Clemente. Clemente entered the world on August 18, 1934 in Barrio San Anton in Carolina, Puerto Rico. He...

Craig Biggio capped his sweat-stained career with one more cherished honor. The longtime Houston Astros star won the 2007 Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to a major league player who combines community service with excellence on the field.Biggio received the trophy Saturday in a ceremony...

Second baseman Freddy Sanchez and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed Tuesday on an $11 million, two-year contract that includes an option for 2010 that could make the deal worth $18.4 million.Sanchez gets a $300,000 signing bonus, $4 million this year and $6.1 million in 2009. The...