Some of baseball's best players also are among its most prominent in giving back to the community.
That's reflected in the list of club nominees for the annual Roberto Clemente Award, which honors a player who "best represents the game of baseball through positive contributions on and off the field, including sportsmanship and community involvement."
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Among those nominated this year are Miguel Cabrera, Andrew McCutchen, Adrian Beltre, Jose Bautista and Paul Goldschmidt, all of whom offer up plenty to admire between the lines as well.
Each team's individual winner will be honored at his home stadium Wednesday — Roberto Clemente Day around the majors — or during another home game this month.
Fans can help select the winner by voting on ChevyBaseball.com from Wednesday through Oct. 9, with the winner to be announced during the World Series. Jimmy Rollins and Paul Konerko shared the award last year.
The full list of nominees:
Arizona Diamondbacks – Paul Goldschmidt
Atlanta Braves – Jason Grilli
Baltimore Orioles – Brian Matusz
Boston Red Sox – Brock Holt
Chicago Cubs – Anthony Rizzo
Chicago White Sox – David Robertson
Cincinnati Reds – J.J. Hoover
Cleveland Indians – Carlos Carrasco
Colorado Rockies – Kyle Kendrick
Detroit Tigers – Miguel Cabrera
Houston Astros – George Springer
Kansas City Royals – Alex Gordon
Los Angeles Angels – Hector Santiago
Los Angeles Dodgers – Adrian Gonzalez
Miami Marlins – Dee Gordon*
Milwaukee Brewers – Jonathan Lucroy
Minnesota Twins – Torii Hunter
New York Mets – Curtis Granderson
New York Yankees – Mark Teixeira
Oakland Athletics – Stephen Vogt
Philadelphia Phillies – Ryan Howard
Pittsburgh Pirates – Andrew McCutchen
St. Louis Cardinals – Adam Wainwright
San Diego Padres – Andrew Cashner
San Francisco Giants – Javier Lopez
Seattle Mariners – Charlie Furbush
Tampa Bay Rays – Chris Archer
Texas Rangers – Adrian Beltre
Toronto Blue Jays – Jose Bautista
Washington Nationals – Denard Span
