Countdown to 2017 HOF Inductions: Roberto Clemente

As we count down to Iván ‘Pudge’ Rodríguez’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, we celebrate the 12 Latinos already enshrined in Cooperstown.

Leading off, Roberto Clemente, the first to earn his plaque at the HOF.

He was the first Latino to 3,000 hits and a great humanitarian who was awarded posthumously the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003.

Simply put, Clemente was both an icon and an inspiration. That’s why we never forget #21.