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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(130,983 posts) Fri Nov 7, 2025, 07:59 PM Nov 7

President Trump issues pardon to New York Mets legend Darryl Strawberry

Source: Yahoo Sports

Darryl Strawberry received a federal pardon from President Donald Trump this week regarding the New York Mets legend's tax evasion and drug charges from the 1990s.

Strawberry, who finished his 17-season MLB career with 335 home runs and 1,000 RBI, was indicted and later pleaded guilty on a single felony account to tax evasion charges in 1995. The eight-time All-Star failed to report $350,000 in income he made from autograph signings and personal appearances.

While he had accepted three months in prison as part of a plea bargain, Strawberry ended up with only six months of home confinement and was ordered to pay more than $430,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties.

In 1999, Strawberry was sentenced to 21 months of probation and suspended 140 days by MLB after pleading no contest to charges of possession of cocaine and soliciting a prostitute. He served 11 months in a Florida state prison.

Read more: https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/president-trump-issues-pardon-to-new-york-mets-legend-darryl-strawberry-201928316.html

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President Trump issues pardon to New York Mets legend Darryl Strawberry (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 7 OP

He doesn't know who he is, but many people say he got a bad rap. Harker Nov 7 #1

this record is skipping RussBLib Nov 7 #2

Biden knew what he was doing in pardoning his son because he knew Trump would abuse his power. cstanleytech Nov 7 #3

Time to put a penny on the tone arm. Harker Nov 7 #4

No Snoopy 7 Nov 8 #5

I'm not. Harker Nov 8 #6

In his post about the pardon, Strawb called tRump his "friend" and thanked Jesus LymphocyteLover Nov 8 #7

No criminal left behind. travelingthrulife Nov 8 #8

From one criminal to another not fooled Nov 8 #9

Still guilty as hell. republianmushroom Nov 8 #10

Harker

(17,132 posts)

1. He doesn't know who he is, but many people say he got a bad rap.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:08 PM

Nov 7

RussBLib

(10,348 posts)

2. this record is skipping

Reply to Harker (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:20 PM

Nov 7

but Biden didn't know what he was doing

cstanleytech

(28,048 posts)

3. Biden knew what he was doing in pardoning his son because he knew Trump would abuse his power.

Reply to RussBLib (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:40 PM

Nov 7

So thumbs up 👍 to Biden for giving Trump the middle finger 🖕on his way out of office.

Harker

(17,132 posts)

4. Time to put a penny on the tone arm.

Reply to RussBLib (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 08:52 PM

Nov 7

Snoopy 7

(705 posts)

5. No

Reply to Harker (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 06:45 AM

Nov 8

Don't be a 'I don't know but people said' kind of person. Strawberry was a repetitive drug user I always thought he had so much talent but he couldn't stay off the coke. Strawberry should have been in jail eairlier but we all know that money keeps you out of jail longer. The question should be "what did it cost the Strawberry family(?)"...

Harker

(17,132 posts)

6. I'm not.

Reply to Snoopy 7 (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 07:58 AM

Nov 8

LymphocyteLover

(9,053 posts)

7. In his post about the pardon, Strawb called tRump his "friend" and thanked Jesus

Reply to Snoopy 7 (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 08:19 AM

Nov 8

really makes you wonder what kind of person called tRump his friend...

Also, this whole thing just seems for show. He's been out of jail for years now

Lastly, for some reason I didn't know Strawb was alive-- I thought he had died a few years back...