Clemens Reflects on Career, Red Sox Future

0:00It's March 28th. This is Boston Red Sox News today, driven by AI. Your team, nonstop. Roger Clemens rolled into Worcester as the guest of honor for Wusauk's opening day, celebrating the 40th anniversary of his breakout 19, 86 season with the Red Sox. That year kicked off his two-decade run as one of baseball's top starters, including his historic first 20-strike out game against the Seattle. Mariners at Fenway Park, the first in Major League history. He shared core memories from getting drafted out of the University of Texas, winning in the Eastern League, and his first trip to Fenway to watch. Dennis Ecker's Lee faced Jim Palmer. Clemens credited Hall of Famer Tom Sever for early lessons and the late pitching coach Bill Fisher for pushing him to pound the strike zone. Fans loved hearing him throw a ceremonial first pitch to his old catcher Rich Gedman, and Clemens dug into today's game, too. He backs the high-strike call and pitch-com, but says automated balls and strikes should lay catchers and hitters to side,

1:02since pitchers lose sight of. The ball anyway, looking ahead, he sees promise for the 2026 Red Sox with strong team chemistry after last year's drama and solid pitching depths, too. Survived the Summer Grind. The squad hasn't hit the World Series in eight years, but they'll play the Astros in Texas soon, where Clemens grew up. At 63, he's in the Red Sox Hall of Fame, but still waiting on Cooper's town amid past scandals, yet he's proud to rank with legends like Sye. Young, he's teasing a cool project with his son tied to his Sye Young wins, heading to Ohio soon to make it happen.