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- Updated: September 7, 2016
SEATTLE — Pitcher Cole Hamels has been selected as the Rangers’ nominee for the 2016 Roberto Clemente Award.
Hamels and his wife Heidi established The Hamels Foundation to support education efforts in the United States and in the impoverished African nation of Malawi. The Foundation is partnered with the Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance.
Hamels has also become involved in the Texas Rangers’ MLB Urban Youth Academy in West Dallas. He was the Phillies’ 2009 Roberto Clemente nominee and the 2012 Humanitarians of the Year by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association.
“We are really fortunate to be where we are, and when you have a platform where you can make a difference, and be a good citizen, that’s what has ultimately driven us to give back,” Hamels said in Spring Training. “Not to do it for publicity, but truly deep down we feel obligated and a desire to give back and see improvements in a lot of different areas that get overlooked.”
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