The Chicago Cubs Jon Lester has been nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award which is given to the player who ‘best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team’ as voted by the fans and members of the media. Lester gets my vote as long as he’s a Cub.
He, along with his wife Farrah started the NVRQT foundation in 2012. Since then, he’s chatted with kids diagnosed with cancer, signed autographs and taken pictures with them. They’ve also started an annual signature event, which last years was ‘NVRQT Goes Country.