Overview
- President Donald Trump posted Saturday that Roger Clemens should be inducted, calling the PED allegations against him unproven.
- On Sunday, Trump added that Clemens should sue Major League Baseball if he is not elected, noting Clemens’ 2012 acquittal on charges of lying to Congress.
- The Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee was set to announce its decisions Sunday after voting, with each member able to select up to three candidates and 75% needed for election.
- Clemens’ candidacy follows years of steroid-era scrutiny, including a 2007 Mitchell Report mention and trainer testimony, though he never tested positive and has denied using PEDs.
- Clemens received 65.2% in his final BBWAA ballot in 2022, and his résumé includes 354 wins, seven Cy Young Awards and 4,672 strikeouts.