Commentary MLB Should Retire Clemente's #21 for Good By Ismael Nunez It is time for Major League Baseball to retire #21 in honor of one of baseball’s greats Roberto Clemente. It’s up to you Commissioner. You are at bat. The New York City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Relations recently held a hearing on the resolution calling for Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Sleigh to retire # 21 in honor of Clemente, a Hall of Famer and a humanitarian. Many grassroots activists and baseball fans have lobbied MLB to retire Clemente’s uniform number from all baseball teams. That’s an honor given only to one player: Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson. That January day advocates made their presentations before the City Council, saying why they support retiring the number. Two of them were judges from Connecticut: Carmen Lopez and Dale W. Radcliffe. “We honor a young Latino from Carolina, Puerto Rico, who came north to play baseball for the Pittsburgh ...
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Featured story Bronx Boricua Princesas Wanted Bronx Puerto Rican Parade seeking candidates to march down on the Grand Concourse and celebrate their cultural pride in the spring. Organizers of the annual Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade - celebrating its 20th anniversary this year - are now looking to crown princesses and princes (ages 5 to 65+) to lead the parade. For more info, go to http://www.bronxprparade.com/new-press-releases.html
