Trump goes to bat for Roger Clemens' Hall of Fame candidacy ahead of committee vote

President Donald Trump went to bat for legendary pitcher Roger Clemens 1 past clip arsenic the Era Committee volition uncover who other volition marque the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Clemens is connected the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee ballot. Officials connected the committee absorption connected players who person made superior contributions to the crippled since 1980. Clemens failed to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame done the Baseball Writers Association of America ballot.

The erstwhile New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox prima is connected the ballot with Barry Bonds, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Don Mattingly, Dale Murphy, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela. Each elector connected the 16-person committee tin prime up to 3 candidates, who volition request 75% of the ballot to get into Cooperstown.

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Then-New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens throws a transportation successful the archetypal inning of Game 2 of the World Series astatine Yankee Stadium successful New York connected Oct. 22, 2000. (Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY/USA TODAY NETWORK)

Trump backed Clemens successful posts connected Truth Social.

"Roger Clemens, who won 354 games, went done his ain Witch Hunt. HE WAS ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES!!! If helium doesn’t get into the Hall of Fame, helium should writer the hellhole retired of Major League Baseball!" Trump wrote.

"It was the Obama DOJ (of course!) that viciously went aft the large Roger Clemens. ROGER WAS FULLY ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES!!!"

Clemens fell abbreviated successful 2022, receiving lone 65.2% of the vote. He past pitched successful an MLB crippled successful 2007 during his 2nd stint with the Yankees.

In 2008, Clemens recovered himself embroiled successful a national probe into the suspected usage of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) by respective salient large league players.  Clemens testified earlier Congress that helium did not instrumentality PEDs and was acquitted of the national complaint of lying to Congress.

Trump besides spoke successful favour of Clemens getting into the Hall of Fame connected Saturday.

Then-San Francisco Giants near fielder (25) Barry Bonds looks connected during crippled 1 against the Pittsburgh Pirates astatine PNC Park successful Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania connected Aug. 13, 2007. (Tom Szczerbowski/USA TODAY Sports)

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"The Baseball Hall of Fame Committee is voting connected admitting caller Members TOMORROW, and these highly respected owners, executives, writers, and, astir importantly, Hall of Famers, should bash the close happening by yet putting Roger Clemens, known arsenic ‘The Rocket,’ successful the Hall! Roger is intelligibly 1 of the Greatest Pitchers of All Time, with astonishing achievements that see winning 354 Games, 7 Cy Young Awards (A Record, by a lot!), and playing successful six World Series, winning two," Trump wrote.

"’The Rocket’ is 2nd lone to different All Time GREAT, Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, successful astir strike-outs. Roger Clemens is the lone pitcher who has won 300 games to not person the grant of being enshrined successful the Hall of Fame, which is simply a full travesty! The lone crushed helium is not is due to the fact that of rumors and innuendo, which were not proven. He ne'er tested affirmative and, erstwhile the Obama DOJ went aft him successful a transgression lawsuit claiming that helium did instrumentality steroids, Roger, who has ever denied taking immoderate drugs, was FULLY ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES. ‘The Rocket,’ a nickname helium earned precise aboriginal successful his vocation due to the fact that of his blazing fastball, was conscionable arsenic ascendant earlier those erroneous allegations were leveled against him. I sincerely anticipation that the Committee uses its large judgement (Roger’s opponents ne'er proved a happening against him, and helium whitethorn person the champion pitching record, each told, successful the History of Baseball!), and the Baseball Commissioner has the Strength, Wisdom, and Power to bash the close thing, and enactment Roger Clemens successful The Baseball Hall of Fame, IMMEDIATELY! Thank you for your attraction to this matter."

Clemens finished his vocation with 354 wins, 4,672 strikeouts and 2 World Series championships.

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens acknowledges the fans during pre-game ceremonies anterior to a crippled against the Seattle Mariners astatine Fenway Park connected July 13, 2013. (Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports)

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He won the Cy Young Award 7 times. He was an MVP erstwhile and received an All-Star motion 11 times.

Fox News’ Chantz Martin contributed to this report.

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