Overview
- The White House confirmed Friday that President Trump granted a full pardon to the 63-year-old former MLB star for his 1995 federal tax-evasion case.
- Strawberry said Trump personally phoned him Thursday to deliver the news, and he publicly thanked the president in an Instagram post.
- The pardon covers only the federal tax conviction tied to roughly $350,000 in unreported income; his separate Florida drug convictions remain intact.
- Strawberry pleaded guilty in 1995, received probation and home confinement, and repaid back taxes, later pursuing long-term sobriety and running a recovery center.
- The decision comes during an active stretch of clemency actions in 2025, including pardons announced this week for former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his ex-aide.