President Donald Trump pardoned Major League Baseball legend Darryl Strawberry , who had pleaded guilty to tax evasion three decades ago, the White House said Friday.

Strawberry, 63, "served time and paid back taxes" after his conviction, a White House official said in a statement to CNBC.

"Following his career, Mr. Strawberry found faith in Christianity and has been sober for over a decade – he has become active in ministry and started a recovery center which still operates today," the official said.

Strawberry is an eight-time MLB All-Star who helped take the New York Mets and the New York Yankees to World Series championships. He pleaded guilty in 1995 to one count of tax evasion for failing to report tens of thousands of dollars of income on his federal returns.

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