President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to former MLB star Darryl Strawberry for a 1995 tax evasion charge, citing Strawberry’s sobriety, Christian faith and work to launch a recovery center. Strawberry thanked Trump in an Instagram post, recalling a phone call in which the president praised his New York baseball career. The ex-slugger previously served prison time in an unrelated state case. Strawberry becomes the second Celebrity Apprentice alum pardoned, following Rod Blagojevich, as Trump’s broader clemency push—spanning Jan. 6 defendants and others—draws scrutiny, including questions about a recent Binance-related pardon.

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