SAN FRANCISCO -- When Hunter Pence re-signed with the Giants in February, he spoke about his desire to give back and share the knowledge he gleaned after resuscitating his career during a 2019 All-Star campaign with the Rangers.

But Pence’s generosity extended off the field as well. The 37-year-old veteran was named the Giants’ nominee for the 2020 Roberto Clemente Award, which is given annually to the player who best represents the game through extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions.

Pence’s tenure with the Giants ended when he was released on Aug. 24, but his efforts to give back to the community will define his legacy in the Bay Area as much as his contributions to the club’s World Series runs in 2012 and ‘14.

“Certainly, to me, there’s no one more deserving than Hunter to be nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said. “I know he's honored by it. Our players and our staff are certainly supportive of Hunter in that regard. He does so much in the community and has made such a big impact in San Francisco. It feels like the right person was nominated.”

Pence and his wife, Lexi, launched their own coffee line, Pineapple Labs, earlier this year and use the venture to raise money for charity. Each month, the couple collaborates with local artists and community leaders to design a mug to pair with their specific blend of coffee, with 100% of the proceeds from these coffee bundles directed to a non-profit that supports COVID-19 relief efforts, including No Kid Hungry, Southern Smoke and the San Francisco Chronicle’s Season of Sharing Fund.

In the wake of the reckoning sparked by the killing of George Floyd in May, the Pences began funneling proceeds from their coffee bundles toward organizations working to end systemic racism.

Their newest blend, “1947,” benefits the Jackie Robinson Foundation. The Pences enlisted Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars alumna Lauren Clayton to create the artwork for the “1947” mug, giving Clayton a platform to recognize Jackie and Rachel Robinson’s legacy of Black Excellence in baseball.