the Pirates played, Clemente visited sick children in hospitals. (12) Clemente established training clinics, providing baseball lessons and fun for boys and girls in Pittsburgh, his home island of Puerto Rico, and throughout Latin America. (13) In 1958, Clemente enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve after the 1958 season and spent 6 months on active duty at Parris Island, South Carolina, and Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. (14) Clemente served until 1964 and was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. (15) By the end of his career, Clemente had joined the exclusive 3,000-hit club, was selected to 15 All-Star teams, and won 12 Gold Gloves, 2 World Series, and a National League MVP award. (16) In Clemente’s 18 seasons with Pittsburgh he won 4 batting titles, hit 240 home runs, and posted a lifetime .317 batting average. (17) In late 1972, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake ravaged Managua, Nicaragua, and killed 5,000 people. (18) In his philanthropic spirit, Clemente sent shipments of humanitarian aid to the country. (19) After learning that 3 previous shipments had been diverted by corrupt Somoza Government officials, Clemente decided to accompany one of the aid shipments. (20) The four-engine DC–7 plane Clemente chartered for a flight on New Year’s Eve crashed in the Atlantic Ocean immediately after takeoff from the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico. (21) On December 31, 1972, Clemente died in the plane crash at the age of 38 years young. (22) Since 1973, Major League Baseball gives out the Roberto Clemente Award to one player in the league who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team . (23) In 2002, Major League Baseball declared the first annual Roberto Clemente Day. (24) In 2021, Major League Baseball announced September 15 would be the permanent date of Roberto Clemente Day to coincide with the beginning of Hispanic Heritage month. (25) Clemente was the first Latino player to accomplish many feats in Major