CHICAGO -- Major League Baseball announced the 30 nominees for this year's Roberto Clemente Award, and pitcher Michael Fulmer earned the Tigers' nomination for 2018.
Fulmer, in his third big league year, earned his first nomination for the award, which recognizes a player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions on and off the field. One player from each MLB club is nominated, with the winner announced during the 2018 World Series.
"That's the way you do it everywhere in baseball: You get involved in all kinds of things wherever you're playing," Detroit manager Ron Gardenhire said.