Major league baseball great Roberto Clemente was born on this day in history, Aug. 18, 1934. Clemente’s mother, Luisa Walker, gave birth to her son in Barrio San Anton, Carolina, in Puerto Rico, ...

The story of Roberto Clemente is a story that goes beyond baseball — and it's why a new book series for children just launched from Hispanic Star has profiled the star and highlighted his life story ...

Roberto Clemente was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Today, the town has about 125,000 people, dwarfing the size when Clemente was born there in 1934. Maria Isabella Casares was a school teacher. She ...

When Roberto Clemente Jr. woke on the morning of Dec. 31, 1972, he immediately tiptoed to his parents’ bedroom to see whether his father was up. The elder Clemente, one of baseball’s biggest stars, ...

Roberto Clemente led a baseball career that few can match. Born August 18, 1934, in Puerto Rico, he would begin his professional baseball career in Puerto Rico in 1952, just three short years before ...

Fifty-three years ago today, baseball lost a great player -- and a great humanitarian. Passionate and outspoken, Clemente’s humanitarian efforts showed a softer side. In a cruel twist of fate, ...

Luis Clemente swats at insects as he stands on the edge of a swimming pool filled with stagnant, murky water in this San Juan suburb of 150,000 people. The pool had been a glistening centerpiece of ...

Fifty years ago Saturday, baseball lost a great player -- and a great man. Passionate and outspoken, Clemente's humanitarian efforts showed a softer side. In a cruel twist of fate, Clemente's charity ...