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Read about Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente and learn the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes that have shaped our culture and the world in this gripping biography series for young readers, perfect for fans of the Who Was series.
If you can see it, you can be it.
Meet Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente—once just a kid from Loíza, Puerto Rico, who loved to play baseball on the streets of his hometown with friends and family. A professional baseball right fielder, Roberto played eighteen seasons with Major League Baseball, but his storied career began long before he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first Caribbean and Latin American player to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Clemente's legacy as a two-time World Series champion paved the way for generations of Latinx athletes to live out their biggest dreams on and off the field.
If you can see it, you can be it.
Meet Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente—once just a kid from Loíza, Puerto Rico, who loved to play baseball on the streets of his hometown with friends and family. A professional baseball right fielder, Roberto played eighteen seasons with Major League Baseball, but his storied career began long before he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The first Caribbean and Latin American player to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Clemente's legacy as a two-time World Series champion paved the way for generations of Latinx athletes to live out their biggest dreams on and off the field.
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- ATOSGrade Level 7.5
- Interest LevelsMG
- SeriesHispanic Star