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Blue Jays Trade History Part 8: Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens is one of the most polarizing names in baseball history. With his alleged connections to steroids, no one is really sure what to think of his amazing career numbers. While the Blue Jays have a sterling clean track record, they do have connections to players who don’t, like Clemens, who played for the team from 1997-1998, before being traded.

In his career, Roger Clemens was known as one of the best, and most feared, players around. He won seven Cy Young awards, and had an amazing 12 seasons with 200+ strikeouts. When he came to Toronto as a free agent, he showed the Jays they got the player they thought he was, and had back-to-back Cy Young winning seasons.