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Trump Pardons MLB Star Darryl Strawberry for Tax Fraud

11/7/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Darryl Strawberry, a three-time World Series champion and eight-time Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star, for a 1995 tax fraud conviction and expunged his guilty plea.
This pardon followed their connection on The Celebrity Apprentice.
Strawberry, now 63, served time and repaid $350,000 in back taxes.
Despite the pardon, Strawberry's 1999 arrest for soliciting sex and drug possession remains on his record due to state charges.

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U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Darryl Strawberry, a three-time World Series champion and eight-time Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star, for a 1995 tax fraud conviction and expunged his guilty plea.
This pardon followed their connection on The Celebrity Apprentice.
Strawberry, now 63, served time and repaid $350,000 in back taxes.
Despite the pardon, Strawberry's 1999 arrest for soliciting sex and drug possession remains on his record due to state charges.