A White House official cited Strawberry’s faith in Christianity and sobriety when discussing Trump’s decision to issue the pardon, according to NBC News.

President Donald Trump pardoned an iconic Mets slugger who previously pled guilty to one felony count of tax evasion in 1995.

Strawberry thanked Trump in an Instagram post. "Thank you President @realdonaldtrump for my full pardon and for finalizing this part of my life, allowing me to be truly free and clean from all of my ...