With the National Baseball Hall of Fame about to announce its latest inductees, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday made one last push for former star pitcher Roger Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner whose legacy has been tainted by accusations of using performance-enhancing drugs.
Trump’s social media post about Clemens came the day before the Hall is scheduled to announce picks made by its Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee.
The committee considers retired players who are no longer eligible for election by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA), which nominates recently retired players. Clemens is among eight nominees on the ballot for the committee. Trump, who earlier this year called for his enshrinement in the Hall, on Saturday dismissed accusations of Clemens’ performance-enhancing drug use as “erroneous allegations.”