In 1973, the award was renamed after Clemente following his death in a plane crash while he was delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaragua earthquake.

[1] Each year, a panel of baseball dignitaries selects one player from among 30 nominees, one from each club.

Teams choose their nominee during the regular season, and the winner is announced before Game 3 of the World Series.

Chevy donates additional funds to the charity of choice of each of the 30 club nominees.

To date, Clemente's former teammate Willie Stargell and Andrew McCutchen are the only members of the Pittsburgh Pirates to receive the honor.