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President Donald Trump announced at a rally in San Antonio that former baseball player Roger Clemens would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Clemens, who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) and won seven Cy Young Awards, expressed surprise and honor upon hearing the news from President Trump. The article highlights Clemens's impressive career statistics but also mentions his controversial past regarding steroid use, which has affected his Hall of Fame eligibility.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On October 7, 2026, President Trump made his third trip to Texas in less than a month to rally for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton ahead of the midterms. The event at San Antonio's Freeman Coliseum was disrupted by protesters, leading to several hecklers being ejected or walking out while yelling. During his speech, Trump accused some protesters of being "paid" and mocked one individual, saying he would face consequences from his mother who voted for him. With just over a month until Election Day, Paxton is trailing Democrat James Talarico in recent polls.
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Roger Clemens has a new award to add to his collection.
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Clemens → have → collection
The two-time Yankees World Series champ was informed on Wednesday that he would be receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, when introducing President Donald Trump at a rally in San Antonio, Texas.
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Try it free“We’re giving him the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” Trump said.
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Trump → inform → Freedom
Clemens, an 11-time All-Star and seven-time Cy Young Award winner, was caught off guard by the revelation.
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Clemens → catch → revelation
“Well, I’m stunned, number one,” he told the crowd.
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he → ’m → crowd
This supersedes anything that, obviously, I’ve done in my playing career.
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I → supersede → career
And to get it from this man, this president, there wouldn’t be another president I’d want to get [it] from.”
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I → get → it
The Texas native played 24 MLB seasons, the first 13 with the Red Sox before spending two with the Blue Jays.
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native → play → Jays
He then came to The Bronx for five seasons, went to Houston for two and returned to the Yankees for one last go around in 2007 at the age of 44.
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He → come → 44
“The Rocket” racked up a bevy of awards along the way, including the 1986 American League MVP as well as twice winning the pitching Triple Crown (1997, ’98).
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Rocket → rack → Crown
Trump called Clemens, who ranks ninth all-time with 354 career wins, “maybe the greatest pitcher of all time.”
His statistical achievements weren’t enough to get him into the Baseball Hall of Fame, as his candidacy was tainted by alleged steroid use — he was mentioned 82 times in the Mitchell Report in 2007, though he never tested positive for the banned drug.
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he → call → drug
Still, Clemens, who never achieved more than 61.6 percent of the vote needed for the 75 percent threshold needed for entry into Cooperstown, remains eligible through the Today’s Game Committee.
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who → achieve → Committee
If he does make it, he’ll join a unique club of fellow Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients that includes the likes of Babe Ruth, Vin Scully, Yogi Berra, Ernie Banks, Stan Musial, Frank Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Mariano Rivera and Joe DiMaggio.
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that → make → Ruth
Trump has given the award to numerous athletes during his presidential terms, including Ruth and Rivera, as well as Tiger Woods, Roger Staubach, Jerry West and Connor Hellebuyck, after the goalie’s gold medal-winning Olympic effort in February.
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Trump → give → February
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