The 30 club nominees for the 2018 Roberto Clemente Award, the most prominent individual award for Major League players, were announced today by Major League Baseball. The Roberto Clemente Award is the annual recognition of a player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions both on and off the field.
The list of club nominees features players with a collective 62 MLB All-Star Game appearances whose various community activities have focused on important issues ranging from awareness and fundraising for the fight against childhood cancer and other illnesses, education for young people, Hurricane Maria relief, outreach to underserved children and communities in the United States and abroad and more.