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Lorenzen named Clemente Award nominee
- Updated: September 6, 2016
CINCINNATI — Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen was born about 20 years after the death of the legendary Roberto Clemente. That didn’t mean that the Hall of Famer and humanitarian didn’t have an effect on him.
Lorenzen is the Reds’ nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award for his off-the-field charitable efforts.
This past offseason, while on a trip to Puerto Rico to promote Christianity in baseball, Lorenzen had the opportunity to meet the Clemente family, including his widow, Vera. He spent time at their home, enjoyed some meals and immersed himself in the Clemente story.
The experience was profound enough for Lorenzen that he asked the Reds to change his uniform from No. 50 to No. 21, to honor Clemente.
Beginning on Roberto Clemente Day, fans are encouraged to participate in the new process of selecting the winner of the Roberto Clemente Award by posting any nominee’s voting hashtags to MLB’s official social media accounts, @MLB on Twitter and Facebook.com/MLB. Lorenzen’s hashtag is #VoteLorenzen.
Major League Baseball announced the 30 club nominees on Tuesday for the annual recognition of a player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary …
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