Roberto Clemente Do you know who the first latino in the Hall of Fame and the 11th all time player to get 3000 hits. The answer is Roberto Clemente and let me tell you more about him. He played for the Philadelphia Pirates. He was married to Vera Zabala and they had three kids together. He was born on August 18th, 1934 in Puerto Rico and died on his way bring supplies to a island that they needed after an earthquake he died on December 31, 1972. I will tell you about how he was brave first off. He was brave enough to move from his home in Puerto Rico to play baseball. He was also brave for being the first Latino baseball player which would cause a lot of people to make fun of or hate him. He was brave enough to go to the minor league for