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Originally Posted by rats60
I feel he is one of the most underrated players ever. Give him ~5 more years of counting stats, more gold gloves and rings and maybe he gets the respect today that he had at the time, as the best player in baseball in the late 60s-early 70s and his place as one of the greatest all around players ever.
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Instead, he's remembered as one of the greatest humanitarians ever, which to me is a lot more significant than hitting, catching, and throwing a ball.
Clemente's greatness is on a different, higher level and yes, his stuff is way undervalued IMO.