Roger Clemens

  • Between 1984 and 2007, Roger Clemens played Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees and Houston Astros, recording 354 wins, a 3.12 E.R.A. and 4,672 strikeouts.MLB.com: Roger Clemens

    Clemens' career however was scarred by allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs. He spoke out about the claims on May 12, 2009, to ESPN Radio, again denying that his trainer Brian McNamee injected him with any illegal substances.MLB.com: Clemens Breaks Silence, Maintains Stance

  • Life and Career

    Throughout his career, Roger Clemens was known as a fearsome and overpowering pitcher, with a wicked fastball and a dominating and intimidating presence on the mound.Baseball Library: Roger Clemens Clemens won the Cy Young Award seven times, and is one of the only pitchers in baseball history to win the award in both leagues.ESPN.com: Roger Clemens

  • Controversy

    In 2007, the Mitchell Report named Clemens 82 times in connection with receiving and abusing anabolic steroids while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees between 1997 and 2001.MLB.com: Mitchell Report released (December 13, 2007) Clemens denied the allegations and appeared before a Congressional committee to refute them. Clemens also sued his former trainer Brian McNamee for defamation in connection to the claims.FOXNews.com: Report: Roger Clemens Sue Trainer Brian McNamee for Defamation (January 7, 2008) In July 2008, confessed drug middleman Kirk Radomski reportedly turned over to authorities shipping receipts for packages of HGH sent to Roger Clemens's Texas mansion.*New York Daily News: Sources: Roger Clemens Got HGH in Mail From Kirk Radomski (July 16, 2008)

  • Mindy McCready Affair

    In April 2008, the New York Daily News reported that Clemens had engaged in a decade-long affair with country music star Mindy McCready.NY Daily News: Sources: Roger Clemens had 10-year fling with country star Mindy McCready (April 28, 2008)

  • Distancing from Clemens

    On November 26, 2008, the New York Daily News reported that a charity golf tournament that Clemens was involved with has agreed to sever ties with the troubled pitcher. Clemens had reportedly raised millions of dollars for the charity in the past. The reason for the agreement was that Clemens is involved in several legal issues as a result of the Mitchell Report. The report claimed that Clemens used performance enhancing drugs during his career. He has vehemently denied these accusations.ESPN.com: Clemens and charity mutually agree to sever ties (November 26, 2008)

    On December 27, 2008, the Memorial Hermann Hospital health care system announced that Roger Clemens name will be removed from the Roger Clemens Institute for sports medicine. The hospital made the move in response to the ongoing legal problems and controversy of Baseball's Mitchell report.ESPN.com: Hospital to remove Clemens name(December 27, 2008)

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