He hit 240 home runs. Was a two-time World Series champion. And won the coveted Golden Glove twelve years in a row. But life in America for Puerto Rican All-Star Roberto Clemente was anything but easy.

Kavan Markwood, a 20-year-old former college football player, shows encouraging signs of recovery after his fall at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. (Scripps News)

Title card: "Bing Crosby Looks in On Pirates" superimposed over drawing of baseball / MS singer/actor Bing Crosby, vice president of the Pittsburgh Pirates, bats at spring training / row of players catching his bunts / back view of...

Title card: "Play ball!" / players on field warming up / overhead shot of crowd / Reds manager Chuck Dressen standing next to large bouquet of flowers, man walks up to him and hands him suitcase / Dressen shakes hands with Pirates...

Title: "Play Ball" superimposed on the game in progress / A huge crowd partially protected by a net / Managers Charlie Grim and Pie Traynor / More of the crowd with Chicago Mayor Edward Joseph Kelly throwing out the ball with Jimmy...

Title "Ebbets Field" superimposed over WS baseball diamond and stands / game in action / Walter Emmons Alston, Manager Brooklyn Dodgers, signals from dugout / Jack "Jackie" Roosevelt Robinson, infielder, spits on hands / Robinson at bat...

B/W 1938 tracking shot past line of professional baseball players swinging bats / Pittsburgh Pirates

Atlanta Braves play their season opening game in their new stadium / massive crowd packs the stands as Braves play against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Title: "All-Star Baseball Classic" / Title Card: "Nationals Win Home Run Jamboree!" superimposed over Star baseball background - Drawing of baseball, stars flicker around / EXT. PAN Briggs Stadium in Detroit / Back view people entering...

Title card: "Baseball War Rages on Wide Front -- In Chicago, National League champion Cubs battle with Pittsburgh Pirates -- Mgrs. Hornsby and Ens exchange greetings" / high angle spectators in stadium seats / MS Pittsburgh Pirates...

Pittsburgh Pirates players run out of dugout one by one at spring training / WS players on field as seen through wire fence / camera pans one by one to each first string pitcher throwing balls in a row: Waite Hoyt, Ed Brandt, Darrell...

Venezuelans playing professional baseball in the United States are expressing sadness over the political turmoil happening back home.

Venezuela's ruling party on Friday...

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The team is scheduled to play two "home games" at Nationals Park in July.

Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has known outgoing Giants skipper Bruce Bochy since high school. Even then, Hurdle recalls Bochy having a strong ability to connect with players

Clint Hurdle began sending his daily notes of inspiration more than 10 years ago, during his days managing the Colorado Rockies. They were a simple, small way of checking in with his staff to discuss leadership ideas, to offer support.

Clint Hurdle began sending his daily notes of inspiration more than 10 years ago, during his days managing the Colorado Rockies. They were a simple, small way of checking in with his staff to discuss leadership ideas, to offer support.

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Roger Clemens says he hasn't yet decided whether to retire from baseball but will definitely be on the mound on Friday for game one of the 2004 MLB-NPB All-Star series kicking off...