President Trump Pardons Darryl Strawberry For 1995 Tax Evasion

Donald Trump simply made Darryl Strawberry‘s yr — the President of the United States has pardoned the New York Mets legend in his 1995 tax evasion case.

The three-time World Series champ revealed the information on Friday … expressing his gratitude in an in depth Instagram submit. He revealed POTUS personally referred to as him on Thursday afternoon to tell him of the clemency.

“Yesterday I was home caring for my wife as she recovered from surgery, when my phone kept ringing relentlessly,” Strawberry stated.

“I put it on speakerphone with my wife nearby, and President Trump spoke warmly about my baseball days in NYC, praising me as one of the greatest players of the ‘80s and celebrating the Mets. Then, he told me he was granting me a full pardon from my past.”

In 1995, Strawberry pleaded responsible to tax evasion and was sentenced to a few years of probation, avoiding jail time. He additionally paid the $350K in again taxes.

“This has nothing to do with politics — it’s about a Man, President Trump, caring deeply for a friend,” Strawberry stated, “God used him as a vessel to set me free forever!”

He confronted different authorized points all through the 90s and 2000s, together with drug-related fees.

In 2002, Strawberry violated probation on cocaine possession fees and was sentenced to a 22-month prison time period. He was launched 11 months later.

In the many years since, Straw has turned his life round, serving to many individuals with their journey in direction of sobriety.

Strawberry performed 17 seasons within the MLB and have become a three-time WS champ, an eight-time All-Star, a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner, and the Mets retired his No. 18 jersey.