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Howard receives club’s Clemente recognition
- Updated: September 22, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard’s Phillies’ career is nearing its end, but he received one more award Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies presented him their Roberto Clemente Award for representing “the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.”
Each club nominates its winner to be considered for the overall award in tribute to Clemente’s achievements and character by recognizing current players who truly understand the value of helping others.
There is still time to vote for Howard for the MLB award. 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. Howard’s hashtag is #VoteHoward.
Howard’s works in the community are almost too numerous to mention.
He and his wife, Krystle, created The Ryan Howard Big Piece …
