By Leah Douglas

WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner whose legacy has been tainted by accusations of using performance-enhancing drugs, should be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Trump’s social media post about Clemens came the day before the hall is scheduled to announce new inductees chosen by its Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee. The committee considers retired players who are no longer eligible for election by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA), which nominates recently retired players.

Clemens is among eight nominees on the ballot for the committee. Trump on Saturday dismissed accusations of Clemens’ performa

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