US EditionTrump pardons Mets legend Darryl Strawberry over tax evasion conviction
Strawberry, sober over a decade and active in ministry, was pardoned after serving time and repaying taxes for his 1995 felony tax evasion conviction, White House said.
- On Nov 7, 2025 President Donald Trump granted a pardon to Darryl Strawberry, former New York Mets outfielder, for tax evasion and drug charges, and Strawberry thanked him in an Instagram post.
- After his 1995 guilty plea for failing to report $350,000 and serving 11 months in Florida state prison, Strawberry embraced Christianity and started a recovery center.
- An eight-time MLB All-Star and three-time World Series champion, Darryl Strawberry hit 335 homers with 1,000 RBI and 221 stolen bases over 17 seasons, honored at a Citi Field ceremony in June 2024.
- The move adds to recent celebrity pardons that included Todd and Julie Chrisley and Jay Johnston, as Trump holds sole clemency power under Article II, section 2 of the Constitution for federal offenses.
- On Thursday Strawberry said the president called him to inform him of the pardon while he was caring for his wife, Tracy Boulware, at home.
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NEW: Trump Pardons MLB Legend Over Tax Evasion Conviction
President Donald Trump on Friday issued a full pardon for New York Mets legend Darryl Strawberry for past a past conviction on federal tax evasion charges in 1995. Strawberry’s brush with the law stemmed from financial missteps during his peak earning years. In 1985, fresh off a breakout rookie season, he inked a groundbreaking six-year, $7.1 million extension with the New York Mets, which was the richest deal for an active MLB player at the tim…
President Trump Pardons Former New York Mets Star Darryl Strawberry
Former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry, an eight-time MLB All-Star and three-time World Series champion, announced via Instagram on Friday, November 7, that he has been pardoned by President Donald Trump for his former tax evasion conviction. Strawberry, 63, said in the social media post that he received the call from President Trump on Thursday, November 6. He thanked the president for “finalizing this part of my life, allowing me to be tr…
Trump pardons Mets great Strawberry
President Donald Trump pardoned former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges, citing the 1983 National League rookie of the year's post-career embrace of his Christian faith and longtime sobriety.
Roanoke Times
News & RecordTrump pardons Strawberry on past tax evasion, drug charges
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges, citing the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year's post-career embrace of his Christian faith and longtime sobriety.
The Epoch Times
Trump Pardons Former MLB Star Darryl Strawberry
President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets right fielder Darryl Strawberry on his previous tax evasion and drug charges, a White House official confirmed to The Epoch Times on Nov. 7. “Strawberry served time and paid back taxes after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasion,” the official said. The White House official noted that Strawberry’s sobriety and efforts to give back to his community contributed to the president’s decis…
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