The Roberto Clemente Award is one of the most important awards in Major League Baseball (MLB). This award is generally presented to those baseball players who are notable for their sportsmanship, contributions to the community, contributions to his teammates and baseball performances. The baseball player is generally chosen by the fans in the form of voting.
This award was originally named the Commissioner’s Award. However, it was renamed the Roberto Clemente Award in 1973 after the death of MLB Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente during a plane crash while he was delivering supplies to Nicaragua to help the people there following an earthquake. The award was first given to baseball players in 1971.Willie Mays was the first ever player to be honored with this award. Almost all the teams have their players receive the award over the years.
The nominations for the 2023 MLB Roberto Clemente Award have already started and players. The teams have already nominated their players for this. Now, it is up to the baseball fans to decide who gets to be the winner of the 2023 MLB Roberto Clemente Award. The player that gets the most vote out of this year’s nominations will win the Roberto Clemente Award for 2023.
Teams that won the Roberto Clemente Award the Most Times
Almost all the teams in the MLB have had their players win the Roberto Clemente Award at some point in their career. This table will look at the teams whose players have won the award the most.
| MLB Teams | No. of Times Winning the Roberto Clemente Award in MLB | Players and Years they won the Award |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 1975 - Lou Brock (OF)1995 - Ozzie Smith (SS)2008 - Albert Pujols (1B)2013 - Carlos Beltran (OF)2018 - Yadier Molina (C)2020 - Adam Wainwright (P) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 1972 - Brooks Robinson (3B)1982 - Ken Singleton (DH)1992 - Cal Ripken Jr. (SS)1997 - Eric Davis (OF) |
| New York Mets | 4 | 1989 - Gary Carter (C)2000 - Al Leiter (P)2006 - Carlos Delgado (1B)2016 - Curtis Granderson (OF) |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 | 1977 - Rod Carew (1B)1994 - Dave Winfield (DH)1996 - Kirby Puckett (OF)2021 - Nelson Cruz (DH) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 1978 - Greg Luzinski (OF)1986 - Gary Maddox (OF)2014 - Jimmy Rollins (SS) |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | 1980 - Phil Niekro (P)1988 - Dale Murphy (OF)2005 - John Smoltz (P) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 1981 - Steve Garvey (1B)2012 - Clayton Kershaw (P)2022 - Justin Turner (3B) |
| New York Yankees | 3 | 1984 - Ron Guidry (P)1985 - Don Baylor (DH)2009 - Derek Jeter (SS) |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | 1987 - Rick Sutcliffe (P)1998 - Sammy Sosa (OF)2017 - Anthony Rizzo (1B) |
| Cleveland Indians/ Guardians | 3 | 1979 - Andre Thornton (1B)2002 - Jim Thome (1B)2019 - Carlos Carrasco (P) |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 | 1991 - Harold Reynolds (2B)2003 - Jamie Moyer (P)2004 - Edgar Martinez (DH) |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 2010 - Tim Wakefield (P)2011 - David Ortiz (DH) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1976 - Pete Rose (3B)1993 - Barry Larkin (SS) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 1974 - Willie Stargell (OF)2015 - Andrew McCutchen (OF) |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1973 - Al Kaline (OF) |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | 1971 - Willie Mays |
| Chicago White Sox | 1 | 2014 - Paul Konerko (1B) |
| Houston Astros | 1 | 2007 - Craig Biggio (2B) |
| San Diego Padres | 1 | 1999 - Tony Gwynn (OF) |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | 2001 - Curt Schilling (P) |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 1990 - Dave Stewart (P) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | 1983 - Cecil Cooper (1B) |
It seems that MLB teams like the Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays are the only teams whose players are still yet to win the Roberto Clemente Award.
FAQs
A. The St. Louis Cardinals are the team with the most Roberto Clemente Awards.
A. The Commissioner’s Award was renamed to the Roberto Clemente Award in 1973 after the death of MLB Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente.
A. Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks have each won the Roberto Clemente Award once.
A. The Yankees have 3 Roberto Clemente Awards in their possession.
A. Roberto Clemente became a MLB Hall of Famer in 1973.
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