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Roberto Clemente Award Nominees announced

Roberto Clemente

The Roberto Clemente Award goes to the Major Leaguer who “best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team.” Anthony Rizzo won the award last year. This year’s nominees were just announced, and they are listed below.

Tomorrow will be Roberto Clemente Day, and all the home teams will honor their nominees. Visiting teams will do it for their guys on their next home stand.

The league-wide winner of the Roberto Clemente Award will be announced during the World Series. He will be selected by a blue ribbon panel that includes MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, representatives from the national networks which broadcast baseball, MLB.com and Clemente’s widow, Vera Clemente. There is also a fan vote component, the winner of which receives one vote among those cast by the blue ribbon panel. You can vote here from tomorrow through September 18.

The nominees:

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 was traded to the Cubs, of course, but he still is the Rangers nominee.

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