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For the 'Great One'; Pirates, MLB honor Roberto Clemente

by AP Sports Writer
| September 9, 2020 5:03 PM

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Roberto Clemente's iconic No. 21 has been a fixture in Pittsburgh for more than 60 years. Its presence has only grown since the Hall of Fame outfielder's death at age 38 on New Year's Eve 1972 in a plane crash off the coast of his native Puerto Rico.

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