SEATTLE — Center fielder Julio Rodríguez is the Seattle Mariners nominee for this year’s Roberto Clemente Award.
Major League Baseball made the announcement early Monday morning.
It is one of baseball’s most prestigious individual honors for Major Leaguers. It recognizes the player who best represents the game through their character, community involvement, philanthropy, and positive contributions.
“Since his MLB debut in 2022, Rodríguez has demonstrated a profound commitment to expanding youth baseball access and aiding under-resourced communities in his hometown of Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic, in the greater Seattle community and across the globe,” a news release from the team stated.
No Limits Foundation
In 2024, Julio launched his No Limits Foundation – with the goal of sharing his love of the sport and helping under-resourced youth. The foundation has distributed more than $2 million in cash donations, goods, and services globally. The foundation has also donated to organizations such as Baseball Beyond Borders, El Centro de la Raza, You Grow Girl!, and Harvest Against Hunger.
In 2025, the No Limits Foundation supported more than 5,000 children in Loma de Cabrera through meal and toy distributions, baseball equipment donations, hygiene services, youth sports clinics, and local health initiatives.
In partnership with the Green Hope Foundation and sponsors, the Foundation also renovated a sports complex there— the same field that Julio played on growing up. Julio personally pledged $600,000 to the projects and received grants from the MLBPA’s Youth Development Foundation and Mariners Care Foundation. The complex was unveiled in January and now features multiple baseball and softball fields, bullpens, batting cages, turf practice areas, and more.
Other philanthropic work
In 2023, Julio donated the city’s first ambulance to their Civil Defense headquarters, providing citizens with more advanced medical resources.
Last year, he rebuilt the house of an elderly woman whose home was flooded before he visited the area.
During this year’s Three Kings Day celebration, he also partnered with Oakley to provide on-site vision tests and eyeglasses for residents of Loma de Cabrera and distributed apples with Manzanas Washington to promote healthy eating.
Throughout the baseball season, Julio regularly supports initiatives with Mariners community partners, including welcoming patients from Seattle Children’s Hospital to the ballpark and collaborating with local organizations that aid underserved populations nearby.
Cast your vote
Fans get a say in the winner. You can vote by clicking here. The nominee who wins the fan poll will receive one vote alongside those cast by the blue-ribbon panel. The last day to vote is September 27th.
When is the winner announced?
The league-wide winner of the Roberto Clemente Award will be honored at the 2026 World Series following selection by a blue-ribbon panel. This panel includes representatives from the Commissioner’s Office, Capital One, MLB-affiliated networks, MLB.com, the National Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as Roberto’s children, Enrique, Luis, and Roberto Clemente Jr.
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