Cashner finalist for Roberto Clemente Award

Cashner named a Clemente nominee 1:27 9/16/15: Padres pitcher Andrew Cashner is nominated for the 2015 Roberto Clemente Award prior to the ballgameBill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.

This has been a tough season for Andrew Cashner.

But Major League Baseball supplied a silver lining last week when it named the right-handed starter the Padres' nominee for the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award -- which goes annually to a player for "positive contributions on and off the field, including sportsmanship, community involvement and philanthropic work."

Earlier this year, Cashner's mother, Jane, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Her…