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Roberto Clemente Award Nominees Announced

By La Vida Baseball

On Tuesday morning Major League Baseball announced the nominees from all 30 teams for the 2018 Roberto Clemente Award.

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo won the 2017 Roberto Clemente Award.

Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina is the only player nominated this year from Puerto Rico. White Sox first baseman José Abreu is the only Cuban-born player nominated. Venezuela is represented twice, by Cleveland’s Carlos Carrasco and Miami’s Martín Prado. Seattle’ Nelson Cruz is the only Dominican-born player on the list.

Here is the complete list:

Arizona Diamondbacks – Paul Goldschmidt
Atlanta Braves – Kurt Suzuki
Baltimore Orioles – Chris Davis
Boston Red Sox – Brock Holt
Chicago Cubs – Jon Lester
Chicago White Sox – José Abreu
Cincinnati Reds – Tucker Barnhart
Cleveland Indians – Carlos Carrasco
Colorado Rockies – Ian Desmond
Detroit Tigers – Michael Fulmer
Houston Astros – Charlie Morton
Kansas City Royals – Danny Duffy
Los Angeles Angels – Andrew Heaney
Los Angeles Dodgers – Justin Turner
Miami Marlins – Martín Prado
Milwaukee Brewers – Corey Knebel
Minnesota Twins – Joe Mauer
New York Mets – Steven Matz
New York Yankees – CC Sabathia
Oakland Athletics – Chad Pinder
Philadelphia Phillies – Rhys Hoskins
Pittsburgh Pirates – Jameson Taillon
St. Louis Cardinals – Yadier Molina
San Diego Padres – Clayton Richard
San Francisco Giants – Buster Posey
Seattle Mariners – Nelson Cruz
Tampa Bay Rays – Mallex Smith
Texas Rangers – Cole Hamels
Toronto Blue Jays – Kevin Pillar
Washington Nationals – Ryan Zimmerman

Note: Cole Hamels remains the Rangers’ nominee despite being traded to the Chicago Cubs.

The winner of the 2018 Roberto Clemente Award will be announced during the 2018 World Series. Fans can participate in the selection of the league-wide winner by casting a vote at mlb.com/clemente21.

Wednesday, September 5th marks the 17th annual Roberto Clemente Day. Clubs playing at home on Wednesday will recognize their nominees as part of their Roberto Clemente Day ceremonies. Clubs that are on the road will honor their nominees during a future home game.

Roberto Clemente Day was established by MLB to honor Clemente’s legacy and to officially acknowledge local club nominees of the Roberto Clemente Award. MLB has commemorated Roberto Clemente Day in early September since 2002.