Johan Santana has been nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award, annually given out to “the Major League Baseball player who combines a dedication to giving back to the community with outstanding skills on the baseball field.”
Among other things, here’s why Santana was nominated…
He created the Johan Santana Foundation, which provides funding for programs that focus on education and healthcare domestically and abroad. The Foundation supports youth baseball and other children's charities in Venezuela and Tovar Merida, where he has helped build schools, hospitals and sports facilities.
Santana personally delivered a fire truck he donated to his hometown to replace a beaten up pick-up truck that was ill-equipped to do the job, and sent several firefighters to train the town's fire department. He will return home again this December to hand out Christmas gifts to youngsters at his fourth annual Holiday Party.
To vote for the national winner of this year’s Clemente Award, click here.