2 time World Champion w Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 time All-Star, Pirates Hall of Fame, Latino HOF, Christian. Husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather.
It is finally sinking in. I’m in the
@Pirates
#HallOfFame
!! I’m blessed to be a part of Pittsburgh and the Pirates. Thank you for embracing me & my family. God bless you and I love you. 🙏🏾⚾️🙏🏾
Doña Vera is in heaven, reunited with Roberto. Vera and Roberto dedicated their lives to helping others, now we must do as they taught us. Encircle their family with love, prayers, support and guidance. God blessed us with Roberto & Vera, we will follow their lead & bless others.
Let me State for the record, Steve Blass is not a racist! Doña Vera chose him to give Roberto’s eulogy, he also gave Willie’s eulogy. Steve is a good man & great friend. Can we stop bashing him? He’s been w the
@Pirates
for 60 yrs. Let him retire w/o controversy 🙏🏾🖤💛🙏🏾
My brother Roberto Clemente taught the greatest lessons. Treat everyone with kindness, especially those in need. He was known for resisting The Jim Crow Laws. A great friend and Humanitarian.
@Pirates
@MLB
#RobertoClemente
On This Date 04/17/1955: Roberto Clemente made his MLB debut and played both games of the doubleheader. He went 1-for-4 and scored a run in the first game and then went 2-for-4 with another run scored in the second game.
#Pirates
#Clemente
🇵🇷
Roberto Clemente was not only a team player, he was a leader,an interpreter, the brother we needed as rookies, the brother that everyone respected & loved He loved us his fans & especially those in need He gave his life for others Roberto suffered from racism of some mgrs/writers
I caught Dock that day. He said “Sangy don’t give me any signs, they are going down!” It was retaliation for what happened in a previous game. Dock is my brother & he must be defined for more than taking LSD! He was a great pitcher & better man. Happy Birthday Dock.
Happy Birthday to the late Dock Ellis. In 1974 he deliberately drilled first 3 Reds batters and threw at the next 2 before being removed.
During his only All-Star season, 1971, Dock went 19-9 for
@Pirates
, then posted 15-7 mark in '72. In '76 he was traded to
@Yankees
, went 17-8
Prayers for the family of Vida Blue. He was my friend. Lots of great memories. We played against each other & with each other. His pitches were heavy! After retiring we toured military bases around the world with
@MLBPAA
. Vida could sing. RIP my friend.
Congratulations to the
@pirates
inaugural hall of fame class! I’m honored to have played with Maz, Roberto, Steve and Cobra and managed by Danny Murtaugh! 🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛🖤
My prayers are with the family of my friend
#LouBrock
I spoke with his wife last week as Lou was in the hospital. Lou was a warrior on the field and of course off the field. Lou inspired & mentored many! He leaves a great legacy. ⚾️🙏🏾⚾️
@MLB
@MLBPAA
@nlbmprez
@baseballhall
Congratulations my brother
#StaveBlass
! Your 60 years with the
@Pirates
is truly a blessing... Love you Brother. See you tomorrow at your celebration. ⚾️🖤💛⚾️ God bless you and your family.
It’s with a heavy heart that I mourn Pittsburgh
@Pirates
great
#BobFriend
. He was an outstanding pitcher & was with us physically until earlier today. Bob Frend started The Pittsburgh Pirates Alumni Association, which is part of
@MLBPAA
#RIP
Bob. Peace be with your family 🙏🏼⚾️🙏🏼
I want you to know how much joy I had reading everyone’s birthday wishes! I’m truly blessed with wonderful friends, near and far. It means so much that you’ve taken the time to contact me. God bless you. Love, Manny ⚾️🙏🏾⚾️
#WeAreFamalee
Please keep Marte and his 3 children in your prayers. Noelia will always be very special to me, a beautiful, kind and loving woman. She was taken to soon, may she rest in God’s embrace.
Hoy paso por el gran dolor de informar el lamentable fallecimiento de mi esposa Noelia, a causa de un infarto. Es un momento de mucha tristeza.
I go through the pain of making public the unfortunate death of my wife Noelia, due to a heart attack. It is a moment of great sorrow.
#OTD
in 1973 the
@TribLIVE
Valley News Dispatch featured this photo in their newspaper on the Pirates/Cardinals Opening Day. Roberto Clemente’s number was retired in a solemn, pre-game ceremony. The game was played on April 6 and the Pirates won 7-5.
@TheRealSangy35
was in RF.
Yes Kelli your Dad will be watching!! Your dad, Pops to the City & my brother. I love to see his bronze statue close to Roberto’s as I enter
@Pirates
PNC Park You & your family are loved. Tell your mom & son-son I send my love.
@klstargee
⭐️🖤⭐️🖤⭐️🖤⭐️
#StargellStars
#WeAreFamily
SCOOP AND SANGY.TWO GUYS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD ONE WITH AN ENGLISH BIBLE AND THE OTHER WITH A SPANISH BIBLE AS ROOMMATES IN 1966.WE MADE IT BECAUSE WE WANTED IT TO WORK.LATER WE BECAME WORLD CHAMPIONS TOGETHER AND STILL FRIENDS.HOPE THIS IS A LESSON!!!
At PNC Park w my baby bro Matt
@bulletbrak
, he came all the way from Maryland via the Bronx & mi hermano de por vida Danny
@DannyT21
Matt gifted me this 1 of a kind original Roberto Clemente Jersey!
@Pirates
&
#pittsburgh
please welcome Matt & show him love
#WeAreFamily
⚾️🖤💛⚾️
May you Rest In Peace my friend
#FrankRobinson
. You broke barriers for us & always taught us to be better men.
#FirstBlackMLBManager
@MLB
@MLBPAA
Your baseball family mourns you & we pray your family finds peace at this difficult time.
I was inducted into the
#LatinoHallOfFame
February 11,2011. The museum is located in La Romana, Dominican Republic. This honor means so much to me & my family because I’m with amazing Latino players!!
#ThrowbackThursday
Thank you
@gummyarts
! This is a sweet card. ⚾️
#WeAreFamily
@Pirates
To everyone that follows me and watched my team & me play, I want you to know that you’ve been a blessing to me. My friends, I appreciate and thank God for you. 🙏🏼
The
@Reds
challenged us & put comments in the newspapers. Remember Pedro Borbon bit Patterson, our teams fought. Dock had enough & said “Sangy, don’t give me any signs they are all going down” he laughed b/c he missed Tony Perez saying he was dancing the Cha-Cha! 😂⚾️😂
My prayers go out to Franco’s family. I’m at a loss for words. Franco was a wonderful, kind & thoughtful man. I saw him 2 months ago at the Clemente Museum. I will cherish our last meeting. RIP my friend.
#FrancoHarris
🙏🏾
Te Amo Roberto
@RClementejr21
Your words & this photo of your dad, my brother, our hero, sums him up. He is our royalty. We love him. God bless you & your family. ⚾️🙏🏾⚾️
#Retire21
The moment he felt he had arrived—knowing he accomplished what he had needed to. He knew this was his last at bat, his last ball hit- etching his legacy for eternity.
A special thank you to my brother
@DannyT21
for thinking of me & making this video. Thank you
@HistoryCenter
for honoring me. Thank you Dave Cash, my teammate & friend. Thank you Pittsburgh for embracing me & my family!!
Tonight at the
@WestinPgh
1971/1979 WS champion
@TheRealSangy35
will be honored at the 31st annual History Makers Award Dinner. Well-done my brother and here’s a special message from your 1971 teammate Dave Cash. Felicidades Manuel. Que Dios te bendiga.
@HistoryCenter
@baldonieri
@lbhuntpgh
I wore a chain when I played, it’s even on a card, Dock Ellis wore earrings. Sometimes things get blown up, misunderstood. If you knew Steve you would know he is honestly not racist. He spoke on Bryce Harpers chains too, yet it didn’t make news. I’ve given my POV. Thank you. 🙏🏾
The Lumber Company. 1st both
@Alscoop16
& I congratulate Dave Parker on his induction into The Negro League Hall of Fame. Both SCOOP & The Cobra belong in
@baseballhall
⚾️ I like the price too.
That’s why I have always made Pittsburgh my home! I love the people here. Everyone has embraced me and always made me feel welcomed & loved. I’m happy you enjoy it here Matt!
@bulletbrak
@Pirates
#Pittsburgh
#LetsGoBucs
#RIP
The TRUE Meaning of Roberto Clemente: “His hands were large. I believe more than anything else his hands reflected his spirit. He gripped the bat with the strength of a tiger. When he saw a child and patted their head his hands were extremely gentle.” Luis R. Mayoral, 1973
This was a very special day indeed! Surrounded by my dear sister Doña Vera and
@RClementejr21
. Thank you Duane for sharing this beautiful moment.
@ClementeMuseum
ON THIS DAY IN 2013, we opened the Manny Sanguillén wing! Our 1971 World Series room used to be a room of
@TheRealSangy35
memorabilia! This is one of our favorite photos from that evening.
May God bless and provide peace to Tyler Skaggs
@TylerSkaggs37
family, friends, loved ones and know that all of
@MLB
mourns but we will always be here for his family. 🙏🏾⚾️🙏🏾
There are no appropriate words right now. There just aren’t. But the compassionate & caring organization I know will navigate through this heartbreaking time & take care of Carli, Tyler’s family, & each other as a family does. May you always be in our hearts
@TylerSkaggs37
Dock Ellis was my brother, we started together in winter ball & were roommates w
@Pirates
I love and miss Dock! A true man. Gracias Danny for this photo! Mi otro hermano
@DannyT21
⭐️🖤⭐️🖤
Born
#OTD
,
#Pirates
Dock Ellis was one of the funniest ballplayers I ever interviewed. Pictured with Vida Blue, they made history in 1971 when they became the FIRST black pitchers to start in a
#MLB
All-Star Game. Miss ya my friend. Enjoy this birthday with your teammates.
This baseball is being displayed with love by the wife of
#DockEllis
. I loved catching Dock & the only thing that tops that is that I love my brother. We came up in Winter Ball together.
#RobertoClemente
traded 4 us, mentoring us on his team in
#PuertoRico
This was so common for us Chuck
@MrChuckD
. From Roberto to Willie. Jackie was an example for us. Today players get racist things on Social Media but they can choose a font. PEace to you & your family. Tell Eric we send our love.
Hate mail scrawled towards Jackie Robinson 1951... I also wonder if all the hate text on Social Media we see today , would the handwriting be equally primitive ??
What great memories. 1st World Series Night Game. Roberto’s 3000th hit! 1st & only all minority team to play a
@MLB
game. The Championships and the decade ending with ‘’79 World Champs
#WeAreFamily
#PiratesTwitterFamalee
⭐️
We were Brothers and had had to represent. Roberto said “help me get to the World Series and I’ll make sure we win!” 71 was a year of firsts for us. Watch “Forever Brothers The Story of the ‘71 Pittsburgh Pirates. My Brother
@MrChuckD
narrated it perfectly
@TheRealSangy35
@SEsq212
In the 1971 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles, a seven-game series, where the Pirates trailed 3 games to 1, Sanguillen had a .379 batting average with 11 hits, second only to the 12 hits by Roberto Clemente. ⚾️
Goodnight everyone. I enjoyed interacting w you here and at Comicon. I’ll be back tomorrow from 9am-6pm.
Don’t forget to celebrate all of the wonderful mothers. Happy Mother’s Day 🌹God bless you.
WATCH: Here’s a special message in English from Cleveland
#Indians
coach
@sandyalomarjr
on how we should honor “The Great One” throughout MLB, USA, Puerto Rico and Latin-America on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 🇵🇷
#RobertoClementeDay
And just like that
@JohnnyBench_5
showed the world that baseball is a wonderful game, but family is life. Thank you Johnny for always pushing me to work harder.