The Roberto Clemente Award honors the individual who best exemplifies humanitarian efforts in and around the community and beyond to help others.
The 2024 recipient is Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez, a native of Valencia, Venezuela. Commemorated in honor of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente, the award recognizes Clemente’s love of others, kindness to those in need, and true meaning to Pittsburgh and Latin Americans everywhere.
Clemente died on New Year’s Eve 1972 in a plane crash while delivering supplies and relief efforts to earthquake-ravaged Nicaragua. He was only 38 years old.