
"The White House confirmed on Friday that President Donald Trump pardoned New York baseball legend Darryl Strawberry, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 1995. President Trump has approved a pardon for Darryl Strawberry, three-time World Series champion and eight-time MLB All-Star, a White House spokesperson said. Mr. Strawberry served time and paid back taxes after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasion. Following his career, Mr. Strawberry found"
"faith in Christianity and has been sober for over a decade he has become active in ministry and started a recovery center which still operates today. Strawberry, now 63, played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball, helping lead both the New York Mets and New York Yankees to World Series championships. Strawberry thanked the president for the pardon in an Instagram post. The athlete is a former contestant on Trump's"
"Celebrity Apprentice. This has nothing to do with politics it's about a Man, President Trump, caring deeply for a friend. God used him as a vessel to set me free forever! he wrote, revealing he was caring for his wife after a surgery when he received the news from the president. The athlete dealt with substance abuse for years and was suspended in 2000 after a positive drug test,"
President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Darryl Strawberry for a 1995 federal tax evasion conviction. Strawberry pleaded guilty to failing to report more than $350,000 in income from autograph shows and other events between 1986 and 1990, served time, and paid back taxes. Strawberry played 17 MLB seasons, won three World Series titles, and was an eight-time All-Star. He battled substance abuse, faced multiple suspensions including a 2000 suspension after a positive drug test, and served 11 months in jail for violating probation on cocaine possession charges. He has been sober for over a decade and runs a recovery center.
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