CLEVELAND — Guardians star third baseman Jose Ramirez has been named the club’s nominee for the 2023 Roberto Clemente Award, known as baseball’s most prestigious individual honor for players.
The Roberto Clemente Award recognizes a player who best represents the game of baseball through “extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions both on and off the field.” Each club nominates one player each year.
Ramirez has made community contributions in both Cleveland and Bani, in the Dominican Republic, essentially his birth and baseball homes.
“We’re so proud of him for so many reasons,” said Guardians manager Terry Francona. “I mean, the way he carries himself, there’s a reason that not just his teammates, but guys on other teams, want to hear him and talk to him and listen. He’s just a really good kid.
