Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s no telling the story of the Pittsburgh Pirates without mentioning Roberto Clemente. Now his life will be told in an ...

Passionate and outspoken, Clemente’s humanitarian efforts showed a softer side. In a cruel twist of fate, Clemente’s charity led to his death at age 38. On Dec. 31, 1972, Clemente boarded a plane in ...

Anyone reading this page today grew up with a sports idol. It could have been Mickey Mantle, Yaz, Big Papi or even Tom Brady. We all had our idols. For me, I got to watch a documentary Tuesday night ...

The right field wall at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, stands 21 feet tall as a tribute to Roberto Clemente (who wore No. 21 throughout his career), one of the greatest players and ...

When Wil Nieves was a youngster playing baseball in Roberto Clemente Sports City, he knew exactly what number he wanted to wear in tribute to his favorite player and his country's hero. Nieves grew up ...

From 1955 to 1973, every Topps set featured Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente. What's more, nearly all of those sets included Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks, and Frank Robinson, to say nothing ...

Fifty-three years ago today, baseball lost a great player -- and a great humanitarian. Passionate and outspoken, Clemente’s humanitarian efforts showed a softer side. In a cruel twist of fate, ...