Gurriel, meanwhile, became the 12th player to homer in the first three
World Series games. The record for the number of players going deep in a
World Series is 13, set way back in 1953.
Anthony Rizzo never Jose Altuve Authentic Jersey forgot how difficult it was for his parents to deal with the news that
their son had cancer, and that sparked the Cubs first baseman's efforts
to help other families cope with the horrible disease.
In 2012, he created the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation, and on Friday,
Rizzo received baseball's top humanitarian honor when he was named the
recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award.
"To win this is amazing," Rizzo said. "That's the impact we want to
make. A lot of organizations do amazing work, and we want to impact
families directly. And this foundation, that's what the staple is.
"It's insane over the Jose Cruz Jr Authentic Jersey last few years how many people have come up to me and said how we've
helped someone's friend of a friend of a friend, and it gets back to me.
To touch lives like that, it's something you can't explain."
Rizzo, who was among 30 individual club nominees, was named as the
winner in a ceremony before Game 3 of the World Series at Minute Maid
Park. Presenting him the trophy were Commissioner Rob Manfred and Vera
Clemente, the wife of the late Hall of Famer and Puerto Rican
humanitarian. In the audience were Rizzo's fiancee, Emily, and both of
their families, plus members of the Cubs' front office, including Jed
Hoyer, the club's executive vice president and general manager.
The award goes to the Josh Reddick Authentic Jersey player who best represents the game of baseball through extraordinary
character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive
contributions, both on and off the field."When we think about our
season-long awards, the Roberto Clemente Award is really the most
prestigious, because it combines recognition for what the player has
done on the field with his work in the community," Manfred said. "It is
fitting that this award is named for Roberto Clemente, and I would like
to thank Vera, who is here with us today, for continuing to work with us
in selecting the winner of the award each year, and for all the great
work she does in the community continuing the legacy of her great
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