Overview
- Posting on Truth Social Saturday, the president pressed the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee to induct Roger Clemens, dismissing PED claims as unproven and criticizing the Obama-era DOJ that prosecuted him before his 2012 acquittal.
- The committee is scheduled to announce its selections today, with Clemens one of eight nominees under consideration for the 2026 class.
- Election by the 16-member panel requires 75% of ballots, and under rules updated this year any candidate receiving fewer than five votes will be ineligible for the next three-year cycle.
- Clemens’ résumé includes 354 wins, seven Cy Young Awards and 4,672 strikeouts, yet he topped out at 65.2% in his final BBWAA ballot in 2022.
- Reuters reported that MLB, the Hall, the White House and Clemens did not immediately comment, and noted Trump’s recent advocacy for Pete Rose, whose league ban was ended earlier this year by Commissioner Rob Manfred after a meeting with Trump.