President Donald Trump has pardoned former MLB star Darryl Strawberry for his prior drug and tax evasion charges.
According to ESPN, the White House said that Trump decided to give Strawberry a pardon, noting that he “…found faith in Christianity and has been sober for a decade-plus and that he had become active in ministry and started a still-active recovery center.”
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Strawberry made the announcement of his pardon on Instagram.
“Thank you, President @realdonaldtrump for my full pardon and for finalizing this part of my life, allowing me to be truly free and clean from all of my past,” Strawberry wrote.
He then described how he was at home caring for his wife after she went through surgery when he received the call from Washington.
At 4:37pm, Yesterday I was home caring for my wife as she recovered from surgery, when my phone kept ringing relentlessly. Half asleep, I glanced over and saw a call from Washington DC. Curious, I answered, and to my amazement, the lady on the line said, “Darryl Strawberry, you have a call from the President of the United States, Donald Trump.” I put it on speakerphone with my wife nearby, and President Trump spoke warmly about my baseball days in NYC, praising me as one the greatest player of the ‘80s and celebrating the Mets. Then, he told me he was granting me a full pardon from my past. My wife captured the moment on video, and I was overwhelmed with gratitude—thanking God for setting me free from my past, helping me become a better Man, Husband and Father.
Strawberry then said that receiving this pardon “has deepened my faith and commitment to working for His kingdom as a true follower of Jesus Christ.”
He also noted that this was not about politics, but rather about a man caring for his friend.
This has nothing to do with politics — it’s about a Man, President Trump, caring deeply for a friend. God used him as a vessel to set me free forever!
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Strawberry’s pardon marks more than a legal milestone—it represents a story of redemption, faith and transformation. His pardon is a reminder that it’s not about where you’ve been, but rather about the God who can redeem all things.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.
