Prior to joining WFAN, Clemente Jr.’s worked as a color analyst for New York Yankees Spanish language coverage on MSG Network, Telemundo and WADO-1280AM (New York City) from 1996-2001. In 1997 he expanded his role on WADO-AM to include co-hosting a weekly radio call in show.

In 1999, Clemente Jr. was retained by ESPN Deportes for select television and radio baseball broadcasts. Major League Baseball also recruited Clemente Jr. to be the voice of “Baseball Max,” a weekly Spanish highlight show.

Before heading into the broadcast booth, Clemente Jr. pursued his dream of becoming a major league baseball player like his father who had a Hall of Fame career with the Pittsburgh Pirates before tragically dying in a plane crash while delivering earthquake relief to Nicaragua in December of 1972.

Clemente Jr. played outfield in the Philadelphia Phillies (1984-1985), San Diego Padres (1985-1986) and Baltimore Orioles (1990) organizations before retiring from the game as a result of injuries.

Philanthropy and helping children participate in sports is another component of Clemente Jr.’s life. Since his father’s passing, he has assisted his mother Vera in representing the family at hundreds of charity functions and managing the Roberto Clemente Foundation. Jr. was instrumental in completing Clemete Sports City in Carolina Puerto Rico in 1990 and founded the Puerto Rico and Pittsburgh chapters of Reviving Baseball In Inner Cities (RBI) in 1992 and 1994 respectively. In 2002, Jr. was named Honorary Chairman of the Baseball Assistance Team (BAT) Annual fundraising dinner in New York. He also is working with Bronx-based Project Club Clemente and the National Red Cross to deliver aid to the tsunami victims in Southeast Asia.

Roberto Clemente Jr. currently lives in New York City, NY and has three daughters Christina Michelle, Monique Marie and Zulmarie.