Clemente deserves same recognition as Robinson

“Now don’t get it twisted ”” I’m not advocating for MLB commissioner Bud Selig to retire Clemente’s No. 21 as he did Robinson’s No. 42 like the Hispanics Across America advocacy group pushed for last year. That would dilute Robinson’s honor and would just create a snowball effect of whose number to retire next, but MLB should find a way to highlight Clemente’s accomplishments more prominently, as they are a major part to the game and American culture.

Last year we saw a glimpse of it at the All-Star Game as many players wore wristbands with his initials, and Roberto’s widowed wife, Vera Clemente, accepted the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award prior to the fifth inning in his place. But would that honor ”” as great as it was ”” really have happened had the game not been in Clemente’s adopted hometown of Pittsburgh?”

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