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At a Republican National Committee campaign rally in San Antonio on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump surprised former baseball player Roger Clemens by announcing he would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Clemens expressed profound surprise and gratitude for the honor, which he considers more prestigious than his seven Cy Young Awards and two World Series victories. During his speech, Trump also reiterated his support for Clemens's induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame despite past controversies involving performance-enhancing drugs.
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 Wednesday night in San Antonio, Texas, President Donald Trump announced at a campaign rally for Senate nominee Ken Paxton that former Major League Baseball star Roger Clemens would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. During his speech, Trump praised Clemens’s impressive career stats and questioned why he was not yet inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, suggesting it was a "ridiculous thing." Clemens, who played for teams like the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees over 24 seasons, expressed great surprise and gratitude when informed by Trump. He said this honor superseded anything he had achieved during his playing career and noted that there would not be another president from whom he'd prefer to receive such an award. Clemens introduced Trump at the rally and praised him as someone who "loves our country."
Written for “Trump Awards Clemens Medal” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
Why this leaning score
The model judged this article politically coded and scored it +0.35, but all 3 of its quote(s) are attributed speech - words the article quotes from someone, not the article's own narration, so the score is not published.
Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph
rather than checkable quotes. Re-analysing this article replaces it.
Leaning score withheld for article 65327: attributed speech only · logged 2026-10-08
Roger Clemens, the 24-year MLB pitcher, thought he was simply introducing President Donald Trump in San Antonio at a Republican National Committee (RNC) campaign rally on Wednesday night.
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he → think → night
What he got instead was the biggest surprise from the president himself, and an honor he views more special than his seven Cy Young Awards and two World Series rings.
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he → get → Awards
Trump surprised Clemens and told him he will be honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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he → surprise → Freedom
Trump told the crowd that Clemens "is being given the single highest award along with the Medal of Honor."
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Clemens → tell → Honor
Clemens walked back up to the stage at the Freeman Coliseum, where he shared just how "stunned" he was.
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he → walk → Coliseum
"Well, I’m stunned, No. 1.
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I → ’m → ?
Again, 24 years y’all – this supersedes obviously anything I’ve done in my playing career," Clemens told the crowd.
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Clemens → supersede → crowd
There wouldn’t be another president I’d want to get it from.
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I → want → it
You talk about a winner – that’s a winner right there."
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that → talk → winner
Clemens even joked that Trump, who listed off some of the pitching great’s stats during his MLB career, could be "my agent" with how well he knows his resume on the mound.
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he → joke → mound
"I guess I could come out of retirement again with all those stats he read off," Clemens said, smiling.
"I can’t thank you enough.
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I → guess → you
That is a huge honor, and again, thank y’all very much."
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That → thank → all
Before Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom announcement, he gave quite the introduction to Trump.
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he → give → Trump
"What a privilege it is for me to intro our great president," he started.
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he → intro → president
"A man that loves our country, that puts all of us first, and puts America first.
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that → love → America
This is what I love.
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I → love → what
He’s made us better, he’s made us stronger, and more important, because of the border and everything here, he’s made us safer.
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us → make → border
And don’t forget, this is really important, this man put his life on the line for us.
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man → forget → us
During his speech, Trump once again stumped for Clemens to be put in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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Clemens → stump → Cooperstown
Clemens is among those baseball greats who remain out of the Hall of Fame due to alleged involvement with performance-enhancing drugs during the game’s Steroids Era.
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who → remain → Era
Clemens was named in the infamous Mitchell Report in 2007.
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Clemens → name → 2007
Clemens spent 24 years as one of the best arms in baseball, beginning with the Boston Red Sox, where he was named MVP during his breakout 1986 season after collecting 24 wins and a 2.48 ERA.
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he → spend → wins
He also won his first Cy Young Award that season.
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He → win → Award
For his career, Clemens has a 3.12 ERA across 709 games, while his 4,672 strikeouts rank third all-time in MLB history.
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strikeouts → have → history
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