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Trump says he'll award fireballer Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Weissert, W., & Price, M. L. (2026, October 8). Trump says he'll award fireballer Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/trump-says-he-ll-award-fireballer-roger-clemens-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom/article_ea6306e4-36ca-59dc-9b1a-10b5b3bce458.html

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At a rally in San Antonio, President Donald Trump announced his intention to award Roger Clemens, former baseball pitcher, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Trump praised Clemens as "maybe the greatest pitcher of all time" while also advocating for his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, an accolade he has not received due to steroid suspicions throughout his career with multiple teams including the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees, and Astros.

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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 He said this honor superseded anything he had achieved during his playing career and noted that there would not be another president from whom he'd prefer to receive such an award.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."

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“While both articles mention Trump holding a rally in San Antonio on the same day and time, they describe different aspects of the event (one focuses on awarding Roger Clemens, the other on protests disrupting the rally).”

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New York Yankees SAN ANTONIO Toronto Blue Jays the Baseball Hall of Fame the Boston Red Sox

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SAN ANTONIO GPE · 2× Clemens PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Houston Astros ORG · 1× New York Yankees ORG · 1× Roger Clemens PERSON · 1× Toronto Blue Jays ORG · 1× Trump PERSON · 1× the Baseball Hall of Fame ORG · 1× the Boston Red Sox ORG · 1×

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that he would award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to fireballer Roger Clemens, calling the seven-time Cy Young winner “maybe the greatest pitcher of all time.”

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-08

2026-10-08 · Toronto Star

Trump says he'll award fireballer Roger Clemens the Presidential Medal of Freedom · assertive framing

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he → announce → time

Addressing a rally in San Antonio, Trump renewed his calls for Clemens to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. asserted

Clemens → address → Fame

That’s an honor the pitcher known as “The Rocket” has yet to receive because of suspicions he used steroids during a 24-year career that featured time with the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Houston Astros. asserted

that → ’ → Sox