Trump Pardons Darryl Strawberry, Former Mets and Yankees Slugger NYT | Top Stories By: Neil Vigdor 8 November 2025 at 05:44 The eight-time All-Star baseball player pleaded guilty in 1995 to one count of tax evasion. He was sentenced to six months of home confinement. © Maansi Srivastava/The New York TimesThe former baseball star Darryl Strawberry at Citi Field in Queens in 2023. Mr. Strawberry, an eight-time All-Star, said he got a call from President Trump telling him that he was pardoned.