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One of the world's most powerful people is calling for greater recognition for one of Houston's most well-known athletes.

But President Donald Trump does not have the power to put Roger Clemens in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. That's a privilege reserved for journalists, baseball executives and Hall of Fame members.

Trump, after playing golf over the weekend with Clemens, took to social media to make his case for why the 63-year-old Clemens – whose statistically stellar playing career was marred by suspicions of performance-enhancing drug use – should be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Clemens, who grew up in the Houston area and spent part of his 24-year career with the Houston Astros, never received the required 75% of the vote during the 10 years he was

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