Still, it is within this select group that Roberto Clemente absolutely belongs. The same may well be true of Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and a good 250 or so others who have played this game ...

In a special election held in his honor in 1973, Clemente was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Pirates retired his number less than three weeks later.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates honored Roberto Clemente once again, as they celebrated one of his anniversaries in his memorable career. Clemente made his debut on April 17, 1955, as the ...

In 1972, Clemente died in a plane crash delivering charitable aid to Nicaraguan earthquake victims. The following year, he became the first player from Latin America inducted into the National ...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have reversed course after angering the family of the late Roberto Clemente by removing a sign honoring the franchise icon on the right-field wall at PNC Park.

Roberto Clemente Jr. recreates a famous pose by his late father Roberto Clemente after the Pirates Hall of Famer recorded his 3,000th hit — a double — on Sept. 30, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium.

The Pittsburgh Pirates caught all kinds of grief over the weekend because of disrespect toward franchise icon Roberto Clemente. ... He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.

Roberto Clemente Jr., son of Hall of Fame Roberto Clemente, sits in the dugout prior to a game against the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park. (Charles LeClaire-USPRESSWIRE) ...

Roberto Clemente Jr., the son of the deceased Hall of Famer, took to social media to express his displeasure with the Major League team’s move. My statement on the removal of the Clemente 21 ...

In a special election held in his honor in 1973, Clemente was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the Pirates retired his number less than three weeks later.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have reversed course after angering the family of the late Roberto Clemente by removing a sign honoring the franchise icon on the right-field wall at PNC Park.