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 "Paul Konerko and Jimmy Rollins are two of baseball's great
ambassadors and have long distinguished themselves as leaders both
on the field and in their communities," said Major League Baseball
commissioner Bud Selig said.
"Their commitment to making a difference in the lives of children is
a wonderful reflection of the legacy Roberto Clemente has left on
our game and in society."
Both have been heavily involved in helping children.
Konerko, who retired this season, founded the Bring Me Home Campaign
in 2007 with former teammate Jim Thome and their respective wives,
and have raised nearly $500,000 for school supplies and
back-to-school clothing.
 Konerko has also hosted a number of charities at the White Sox
stadium and promoted prostate cancer awareness.
Rollins has led a long-running charitable ticket program and reading
program for inner-city children in Philadelphia and created The
Rollins Family Foundation, which makes healthy food available to
at-risk children and families in the area.
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He also has helped raise more than $1 million for juvenile diabetes
research, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and to fight against child
abuse.
The award is named after Pittsburgh Pirates' Hall of Famer Clemente,
who died in a plane crash on New Year's Eve 1972 while attempting to
deliver supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua.
(Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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