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The Associated Press
MIAMI -- Some of Roberto Clemente's most impactful career and life moments are on display at the Miami Marlins' loanDepot Park.
A traveling exhibit titled "3,000" -- a nod to the day on Sept. 30, 1972, that the late Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder became the first Latin American-born major league player with 3,000 hits -- stopped at the Caribbean Series held at the Marlins' home ballpark.
The collection, curated by Dennis Rivera-Pichardo, who is director of photography at the Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Dia consists of 10 bright yellow modules depicting photos of Clemente's life.
Several of those pictures are of the moments before and after Clemente's 3,000th hit, against the New York Mets at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium. There's one of him reading fan mail in the Pirates clubhouse before the game, and others of him embracing his wife, Vera, and his children afterward.
Many of the photos had been unpublished before the museum debuted in September 2022 in Puerto Rico's capital city of San Juan, which is less than 15 miles from where Clemente was born in Carolina.
The museum made its first U.S. stop last September at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, where Clemente spent all 18 years of his big career. Rivera-Pichardo estimated more that 150,000 people showed up to view the collection in Puerto Rico, as well as another 200,000 in Pittsburgh.
Brewers trade ace
The Milwaukee Brewers traded All-Star right-hander Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night for left-hander DL Hall, infield prospect Joey Ortiz and a competitive balance draft pick.
It's a blockbuster for the Orioles, who had a quiet offseason but remained hopeful they could add more pitching as they prepare to defend their AL East championship.
Baltimore has a terrific core of young players -- particularly position players -- but had not been particularly aggressive in terms of signing free agents or making trades. Now the Orioles are acquiring the 2021 National League Cy Young Award winner.
Burnes, who turned 29 in October, went 10-8 with a 3.39 ERA last year. The previous three seasons, he had an ERA under 3.00, including when he went 11-5 with a 2.43 ERA in 2021.