The nominees for MLB’s 2024 Roberto Clemente Award have been announced here on Monday. The annual award nominates players for both their accomplishments on the field and their philanthropic efforts off the field in an effort to find a player who best represents the game in the spirit of Roberto Clemente, himself.
This year, the Atlanta Braves have nominated Chris Sale for the award. In addition to essentially being a shoo-in for the NL Cy Young Award, Sale has been very active in the community in just his first season in Atlanta. From MLB.com:
Each month during the season, Sale hosts deserving Braves fans in a private pregame hospitality space at Truist Park to give them a unique and memorable gameday experience. Sale has welcomed families from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Miracle Network, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) and Camp Sunshine. Not only does Sale provide the groups with food and Braves swag, he takes time to hang out, take photos and sign autographs. Sale also played a big role in the Braves’ Lou Gehrig Day celebration, which was personal for him, having lost his grandmother to ALS in 1995.
The league-wide winner will be announced during this season’s World Series by a blue-ribbon panel, as usual. Additionally, fans can vote for their pick to win the award at this website in particular. Phil Niekro (1980), Dale Murphy (1988), and John Smoltz (2005) are the three Braves players who have won this award in the past.
Here are the nominees for each team:
National League
Arizona: Paul Sewald
Atlanta: Chris Sale
Chicago: Patrick Wisdom
Cincinnati: Brent Suter
Colorado: Kyle Freeland
Los Angeles: Mookie Betts
Miami: Jesús Luzardo
Milwaukee: Freddy Peralta
New York: Francisco Lindor
Philadelphia: Kyle Schwarber
Pittsburgh: David Bednar
San Diego: Manny Machado
San Francisco: Mike Yastrzemski
St. Louis: Paul Goldschmidt
Washington: Josiah Gray
American League
Baltimore: James McCann
Boston: Liam Hendriks
Chicago: Andrew Vaughn
Cleveland: Steven Kwan
Detroit: Tarik Skubal
Houston: Kyle Tucker
Kansas City: Salvador Perez
Los Angeles: Mike Trout
Minnesota: Pablo López
New York: Marcus Stroman
Oakland: Mason Miller
Seattle: J.P. Crawford
Tampa Bay: Jason Adam
Texas: Marcus Semien
Toronto: Chris Bassitt
