26 Years Ago

The Blue Jays signed Roger Clemens.

Roger had played 13 seasons for the Red Sox. He had a 192-111 record and a 3.06 ERA in 382 starts, won three Cy Young awards, and finished 2nd and 3rd and 6th in the voting other times.

But he wasn’t as terrific in his last two seasons with Boston, putting up a 3.83 ERA and a 20-18 record in 57 starts. Yeah, still good, but a step down in performance. When he hit free agency, the Red Sox didn’t want to give him the money he...

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