Roger Clemens talks MLB’s new rules, Baseball Hall of Fame and father-son strikeout record
ESPN broadcast crew for opening night in Houston on Thursday, says he’s looking forward to talking about the upcoming season and the new rules, particularly the pitch clock, and offers his thoughts on a variety of subjects:
Clemens on the Hall of Fame
Clemens would love to be in the Hall of Fame one day, but he and Barry Bonds remain on the outside looking in with their links to performance-enhancing drugs.
“Really, after the first year, I put that in my rear-view mirror,’’ he says. “If it happens, great. But I never worried about it. I never played with the intention of making the Hall of Fame.’’
struck out Shohei Ohtani in a blowout game.
It was Clemens’ first career strikeout, but a historic one. The strikeout permitted Roger and Kody Clemens to pass Mel and Todd Stottlemyre’s father-son record for most strikeouts.
“That’s pretty special,’’ Clemens says, “having a father-son strikeout record. Kody had the presence to throw the ball out of the game, too, and even got Ohtani to sign it.’’
atmosphere during the WBC was greater than Yankees-Red Sox games throughout his career.
“I need to bring him over then to show him a few of those highlights from those games,’’ Clemens says, “just to jog his memory.’’