Description
Roberto Clemente was drafted from Puerto Rico by the New York Dodgers when he was just eighteen, later he would become one baseball's most popular players while playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates. When Roberto came to the United States to play baseball, fans laughed at his Spanish accent and some disliked him for the color of his skin, but he proved himself by the way he played the game. Once he started speaking with his baseball bat, he became one of the game's greatest hitters and right fielders. Because of Roberto's success, baseball team owners were willing to draft more players from Latin America. Thousands have followed Roberto Clemente into professional baseball. His kindness to others off the field has inspired people around the world to live up to his legacy.
