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President Donald Trump went to bat for legendary pitcher Roger Clemens one last time as the Era Committee will reveal who else will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Clemens is on the ballot for the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee. Committee officials focus on players who have made primary contributions to the game since 1980. Clemens failed to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame through the Baseball Writers Association of America ballot.
The former New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox star is on the roster with Barry Bonds, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. Each voter on the 16-person committee can select up to three candidates, who must use 75% of the vote to enter Cooperstown.
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Then-New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens throws a pitch in the first inning of Game 2 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on October 22, 2000. (Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY/USA TODAY NETWORK)
Trump endorsed Clemens in posts on Truth Social.
“Roger Clemens, who won 354 games, went through his own witch hunt. HE WAS CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES!!! If he doesn’t get into the Hall of Fame, he should sue the hell out of Major League Baseball!” Trump wrote.
“It was the Obama DOJ (of course!) that viciously went after the great Roger Clemens. ROGER WAS COMPLETELY CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES!!!”
Clemens fell short in 2022, receiving only 65.2% of the vote. He last hit in an MLB game in 2007 during his second stint with the Yankees.
In 2008, Clemens found himself embroiled in a federal investigation into the suspected use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) by several prominent major league players. Clemens testified before Congress that he did not take PEDs and was acquitted of the federal charge of lying to Congress.
Trump also advocated for Clemens to enter the Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Former San Francisco Giants left fielder (25) Barry Bonds looks on during Game 1 against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 13, 2007. (Tom Szczerbowski/USA TODAY Sports)
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“The Baseball Hall of Fame Committee votes on induction TOMORROW and these highly respected owners, managers, writers and, most importantly, Hall of Famers, should do the right thing by finally inducting Roger Clemens, known as ‘The Rocket’, into the Hall! Roger is clearly one of the greatest achievers of all time. 3. (A record, a lot!), playing in six World Series and winning two,” Trump wrote.
“‘The Rocket’ is second only to another All Time GREAT, Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, in most strikeouts. Roger Clemens is the only 300 game pitcher not honored with being inducted into the Hall of Fame, which is a total travesty! The only reason he isn’t is because of rumors and innuendo that he was never tested on and that Obama never pursued. In a criminal case where he claimed, that he was taking steroids, Roger, who has always denied taking drugs, was COMPLETELY CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES, a nickname he got very early in his career because of his blazing fastball, so dominant before the false accusations were made against him, that its sincere accusations were never made against him, and he may have the best pitching record, all told, in the history of baseball!), and the commissioner of baseball has strength, wisdom and power to do the right thing, and put Roger Clemens in The Baseball Hall of Fame, IMMEDIATELY Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Clemens finished his career with 354 wins, 4,672 strikeouts and two World Series championships.
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens acknowledges the fans during pre-game ceremonies prior to a game against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park on July 13, 2013. (Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports)
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He won the Cy Young Award seven times. He was MVP once and received an All-Star nod 11 times.
