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Clemente was so revered (primarily due to the circumstances surrounding his death) that Major League Baseball waived the required five-year waiting period for Baseball Hall of Fame induction in his case; he was inducted at the next voting session.<ref>Clemente is the only player for which the waiting period was waived.  It is erroneously claimed that this was also done for Lou Gehrig, but at the time of Gehrig's induction there was no waiting period; in his case the baseball writers held a special election to induct him due to his ALS.</ref>

Clemente was so revered (primarily due to the circumstances surrounding his death) that Major League Baseball waived the required five-year waiting period for Baseball Hall of Fame induction in his case; he was inducted at the next voting session.<ref>Clemente is the only player for which the waiting period was waived.  It is erroneously claimed that this was also done for Lou Gehrig, but at the time of Gehrig's induction there was no waiting period; in his case the baseball writers held a special election to induct him due to his ALS.</ref>

Major League Baseball has honored him every September 9 (his birthday) since 2002 (as Roberto Clemente Day).<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mlb-s-pirates-will-honor-roberto-clemente-wearing-his-number-n1239238</ref>  There have been repeated calls for MLB to retire his #23 across baseball as it did with Jackie Robinson.

Major League Baseball has honored him every September 9 (his birthday) since 2002 (as Roberto Clemente Day).<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mlb-s-pirates-will-honor-roberto-clemente-wearing-his-number-n1239238</ref>  There have been repeated calls for MLB to retire his #21 across baseball as it did with Jackie Robinson.

 

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