Former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry was granted a pardon by US President Donald Trump for a 1995 guilty plea on a tax evasion charge Luke Hales

US President Donald Trump has approved a pardon for former Major League Baseball star Darryl Strawberry, the three-time World Series champion and the White House said Friday.

Strawberry, 63, had pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion in 1995 after indictments for failing to pay taxes on income from appearances.

The eight-time MLB All-Star outfielder won World Series crowns with the New York Mets in 1986 and the New York Yankees in 1996 and 1999.

In a 17-year career that also in

He was also suspended by MLB three times for substance abuse issues.

A White House official told US media Friday that Trump approved the pardon in part b

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