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CarGo earns Clemente nomination for charitable work
- Updated: September 7, 2016
DENVER — Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez was nominated as the team’s representative for the Roberto Clemente Award for his work in Colorado and his native Venezuela.
Gonzalez and his wife, Indonesia, created the Carlos Gonzalez Foundation in 2014 with much of their efforts on children’s health and well-being. In June, his foundation partnered with Project C.U.R.E to donate hospital supplies to Venezuela.
“Obviously I came from Venezuela and didn’t have much when I was little,” Gonzalez said. “I want to be that person or someone that can at least do a little something for them to make sure they’re going in the right path. They can be whatever they want to be when they grow older. They can be a doctor. If they want to be a baseball player, I’m a great example for them.”
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 …
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