Mookie Betts was voted the Los Angeles Dodgers’ nominee for the 2024 Roberto Clemente Award, which is the annual recognition of a Major League player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.
Each team nominates one player to be considered for the league-wide winner of the award in tribute to Clemente’s achievements and character. MLB’s overall Roberto Clemente Award winner will be announced during the World Series.
This is Betts’ first nomination for the award. Chris Taylor was the Dodgers’ nominee during the 2023 season.
“I think it’s an honor in itself to be nominated,” Betts said. “He did so much. It’s kind of unexplainable, so just to know I’ve done a quarter of things he did is a blessing.”
Sunday, September 15th marks the annual Roberto Clemente Day, which was established by Major League Baseball to honor Clemente’s legacy as a humanitarian and to formally acknowledge Club nominees of the Roberto Clemente Award.
The Dodgers plan to honor Betts on the field prior to their game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday, September 20.
The league-wide winner of the Roberto Clemente Award will be honored at the 2024 World Series following selection by a blue-ribbon panel. This panel includes representatives from the Commissioner’s Office, MLB-affiliated networks (MLB Network, FOX Sports, ESPN and TBS), MLB.com, the National Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as Roberto’s children, Enrique, Luis and Roberto Clemente, Jr.
How to vote Mookie Betts for the Roberto Clemente Award
Fans can vote for the Roberto Clemente Award via MLBTogether.com/clementeaward (in both English and Spanish).
The site features bios of each of the nominees and allows fans to vote until the end of the season on Sunday, September 29th. The winner of the fan vote will count as one vote among those cast by the blue-ribbon panel.
2024 Roberto Clemente Award nominees
Arizona Diamondbacks – Paul Sewald*
Atlanta Braves – Chris Sale*
Baltimore Orioles – James McCann
Boston Red Sox – Liam Hendriks
Chicago Cubs – Patrick Wisdom*
Chicago White Sox – Andrew Vaughn*
Cincinnati Reds – Brent Suter
Cleveland Guardians – Steven Kwan*
Colorado Rockies – Kyle Freeland
Detroit Tigers – Tarik Skubal*
Houston Astros – Kyle Tucker*
Kansas City Royals – Salvador Perez
Los Angeles Angels – Mike Trout
Los Angeles Dodgers – Mookie Betts*
Miami Marlins – Jesús Luzardo*
Milwaukee Brewers – Freddy Peralta*
Minnesota Twins – Pablo López
New York Mets – Francisco Lindor
New York Yankees – Marcus Stroman
Oakland Athletics – Mason Miller*
Philadelphia Phillies – Kyle Schwarber
Pittsburgh Pirates – David Bednar
San Diego Padres – Manny Machado*
San Francisco Giants – Mike Yastrzemski*
Seattle Mariners – J.P. Crawford*
St. Louis Cardinals – Paul Goldschmidt
Tampa Bay Rays – Jason Adam*
Texas Rangers – Marcus Semien*
Toronto Blue Jays – Chris Bassitt*
Washington Nationals – Josiah Gray
* denotes first time nominee
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