Chicago Cubs Ace Nominated for Roberto Clemente Award

On Friday, Major League Baseball announced all 30 nominees for the Roberto Clemente Award on MLB Network. Each team has a representative that will be in the running for what's considered to be the most prestigious individual honor in the league.

The award recognizes the MLB player who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions, both on and off the field.

Marcus Stroman is the nominee for the Chicago Cubs franchise.

MLB.com writes, "When Stroman was a kid growing up, he was told time and time again that he was too short to play professional baseball. Stroman’s now in his ninth MLB season, and uses those doubts to fuel his philanthropy through the Height Doesn’t Measure Heart foundation, which is built around providing opportunities for young people facing adversity. He also donated 300,000 meals to the New York City Food Bank and Long Island Cares in 2020, and has hosted more than a dozen school groups since joining the Cubs in ‘21."

It's only the second year with the Cubs for the right hander. He's achieved great things in baseball so far with two All-Star selections and a World Baseball Classic MVP award. He's looking to add another to his collection this year.

Voting is now open for fans to select their favorite players or those who they think is most deserving. Voting will end on the last day of the regular season, Oct. 1.

The winner of the award will be honored at the 2023 World Series following the selection of the blue-ribbon panel made up of representatives from the Commissioner’s Office, Capital One, MLB-affiliated networks (MLB Network, FOX Sports, ESPN and TBS), MLB.com, the National Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as Clemente's children, Enrique, Luis and Roberto Clemente, Jr.