‘That’s not even a question’: Roger Clemens believes he should be in the top 10 of Boston athletes
The Worcester Red Sox lost their season opener at Polar Park to the Syracuse Mets 3-1 on Friday evening. Before the game, Red Sox legendary pitcher Roger Clemens threw out the first pitch. Clemens was cheered as he took the field in Worcester.
He stood on the mound and delivered a pitch just down in the zone. Not bad for the Red Sox Hall of Famer who turns 64 years old in August. Next month marks 40 years since his iconic 20-strikeout game at Fenway Park in 1986 against Seattle.
Clemens threw another 20-strikeout game in 1996 as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. “I didn’t walk a guy. I’m most proud of that,” he said.
‘The rocket’ was known as a power-pitcher for two decades in Major League Baseball. Clemens is ninth all-time with 354 wins as a pitcher. He played 24 seasons and had 4,672 career strikeouts.
He has not been voted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame as he allegedly used performance-enhancing drugs during his playing career. Earlier this week, Clemens made some noise on social media. His ‘X’ account retweeted a list from an account that listed the top 10 Boston athletes of all-time.