"Meet Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente, once just a kid from Carolina, Puerto Rico, who loved playing ball in the streets of his town with his relatives and friends. Roberto, a star right fielder, played eighteen seasons in the Major Leagues, but his life ended tragically when the plane he had chartered to bring aid to Nicaragua crashed. Clemente, the first Latin American player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, paved the way for future generations of Latino baseball players. Hispanic Star proudly celebrates Hispanic and Latino heroes who have made great contributions to American culture and represent an undisputed force in shaping its future"--]cProvided by publisher.
