The White House confirmed on Friday that President Trump pardoned former professional baseball player Darryl Strawberry, who was convicted of tax evasion in the 1990s.

“President Trump has approved a pardon for Darryl Strawberry, three-time World Series champion and eight-time MLB All-Star,” a White House official told The Hill. “Mr. Strawberry served time and paid back taxes after pleading guilty to one count of tax evasion. 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.”

Strawberry first announced the pardon in an Instagram post earlier on Friday.

“Thank you, President @realdonaldtrump for my full pardon and for finalizing this part of my

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