**Read about Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente in
Hispanic Star: Roberto Clemente, and learn the most groundbreaking,
iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes that have shaped our culture and the
world in this gripping biography series for young readers, perfect for
fans of the Who Was series.
If you can see it, you can be it.***
Meet Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, once just a
kid from Carolina, Puerto Rico, who loved to play baseball on the
streets of his hometown with friends and family. As a right fielder,
Roberto played eighteen seasons with Major League Baseball, but his life
was tragically cut short when a plane he chartered to bring earthquake
relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed. The first Latin American player to
be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Clemente paved the
way for generations of Latinx athletes.
Hispanic Star proudly celebrates Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have
made remarkable contributions to American culture and have been
undeniable forces in shaping its future.