President Donald Trump pardoned an iconic Mets slugger who previously pled guilty to one felony count of tax evasion in 1995.
“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 New York Post on Nov. 7.
In 1995, Darryl Strawberry pleaded guilty to not paying the government more than $100,000 worth of income taxes after failing to report $350,000 worth of income from card and autograph shows and other promotional opportunities from 1986 to 1990.
His plea deal included three months of prison as a possibility, but when it came to sentencing, he didn’t receive any jail time. Instead, he was sentenced to three years’ probation that included six months of “home confinement without electr

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