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Francisco Lindor Named 2026 Roberto Clemente Award Winner for Community Work

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was named the 2026 Roberto Clemente Award winner on Monday for his charitable work, community contributions and youth leadership. He will receive the award before Game 3 of the World Series in St. Petersburg, Florida.

By admin Oct. 26, 2026 · 2:44 PM ET 2 min read

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New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor was named the 2026 Roberto Clemente Award winner on Monday, Major League Baseball announced. The award has been given each year since 1971 to a player who best represents baseball through sportsmanship, community involvement and positive contributions on and off the field, according to NorthJersey.com.

Lindor, 32, will be presented with the award Monday night before Game 3 of the World Series in St. Petersburg, Florida, Reuters reported. The award includes a $100,000 donation from Capital One to Lindor’s SEEN Foundation.

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Work in schools and with families

Since 2020, Lindor has donated more than $1 million to develop Lindor Hall, a two-story middle school building with science and technology labs, at his alma mater, Montverde Academy near Orlando, Florida, NorthJersey.com reported. He also established a scholarship fund at the school.

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Along with his wife, Katia, Lindor has partnered with the SEEN Foundation, which supports families and caregivers navigating cancer and disabilities, and he has brought impacted children to the ballpark on his “Smile Tuesdays,” NorthJersey.com reported. He also launched Lindor’s Leaders, a program centered on mental health, communication, teamwork and leadership for students in the sports medicine program at Bayside High School, where he mentors students.

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Lindor is the fifth player to receive the award as a member of the Mets, joining Curtis Granderson (2016), Carlos Delgado (2006), Al Leiter (2000) and Gary Carter (1989). He is also the fifth recipient of Puerto Rican descent, joining Edgar Martinez (2004), Delgado (2006), Carlos Beltran (2013) and Yadier Molina (2018), Reuters reported.

“To me, this honor, this award, it’s probably one of the most important awards in MLB, just because it’s not about myself,” Lindor said, according to NorthJersey.com. “It’s about my family, my parents, how much they have instilled in me to give and share the blessings that I have had.”

The award is named for Roberto Clemente, a native of Puerto Rico who died in a plane crash on New Year’s Eve 1972 while on a humanitarian mission to aid earthquake victims in Nicaragua, Reuters reported. Lindor grew up in Puerto Rico, where lessons about Clemente stayed with him through his youth, NorthJersey.com reported.

Reporting based on coverage by Reuters and NorthJersey.com.

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