
Roberto Clemente’s Year in the Dodgers Organization
Roberto Clemente with the Montreal Royals in 1954. (Courtesy…

Roberto Clemente’s Puerto Rico Winter League Career, Part I
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Roberto Clemente’s Puerto Rico Winter League Career, Part II
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‘The Writers Are Bad’: Roberto Clemente and the Press
Roberto Clemente speaks with reporters. (Les Banos photograph…

‘All He Required of a Baseball Was That It Be in the Park’: Roberto Clemente’s Offensive Skills
“In all due respect to Henry Aaron, Stan Musial and Willie…

‘I Will Catch the Bleeping Ball’: Roberto Clemente’s Defensive Skills
Roberto Clemente and Bill Virdon receiving Gold Gloves in 1962…

The Diamond Stage: Herb Hunter’s 1922 Tour of Japan
The 1922 All-American team (Rob Fitts Collection)
THE…

Kenichi Zenimura, ‘The Father of Japanese American Baseball,’ and the 1924, 1927, and 1937 Goodwill Tours
Kenichi Zenimura (right) with his cousin Tasumi Zenimura…

San Jose Asahi’s 1925 Tour of Japan and Korea
The Asahi in Osaka, Japan, during their 1925 tour. From…

Rethinking the Philadelphia Bobbies 1925 Tour in Japan: ‘Embarrassment to the Nation’ or ‘Great Success’?
"Crack! The ball hits the bat. Smack! That ball hits Edith…

Gentle Black Giants — Negro Leaguers in Japan: 1927 Philadelphia Royal Giants Tour
Cover of the May 1927 issue of Yakyukai depicting O'Neal…

Roberto Clemente’s Two-Assist Games
In the course of his career, Roberto Clemente played in 2,433…

Roberto Clemente in All-Star Games
As inadvisable as it would be to draw conclusions based on…

‘The Best Damn Player in the World Series’: Roberto Clemente, the World Series, and the Making of a Career
Roberto Clemente won MVP honors during the 1971 World Series…

Roberto Clemente and the Big Grab
This story begins and ends with fried chicken. It also includes…

The Great One: Roberto Clemente’s Race to 3,000 Hits
Roberto Clemente with the ball and bat used to…

‘Momen’ and Monte: The Linkage Between Roberto Clemente and Monte Irvin
Roberto Clemente Walker was one of six baseball immortals…

Roberto Clemente and Curt Flood: Race, Labor, and the National Pastime
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2022…

Roberto Clemente and Martin Luther King Jr.: In Service of Others
“Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in…

Why Nicaragua? Roberto Clemente as an Adopted Son
A large mural of Roberto Clemente adorns Parque Luis Alfonso…

The Response to Roberto Clemente’s Death
The death of Roberto Clemente on December 31, 1972,…

Roberto Clemente: Baseball Rebel
(Courtesy of The Clemente Museum.)
Robert Clemente…

Ty Cobb’s Last Hurrah: The 1928 Japan Tour
Cover of the January 1929 issue of Yakyukai showing Ty…

Roberto Clemente: First Player From Latin America Inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame
(Photograph by Duane Rieder.)
In the immediate aftermath…