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He was Roger Clemens' lawyer. Why he says Trevor Bauer is 'absolutely' right to fight.

Trevor Bauer of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws the first pitch in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium, on June 28, 2021, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — The star pitcher believed he was wrongly accused. He spoke up, and he spoke out. He faced the possibility of prison time. He sued his accuser, and his accuser sued him back.

This is Trevor Bauer today, but this was also Roger Clemens 15 years ago. Clemens did everything he could to get his good name back.

It did not work.

"He'll never be able to clear his name in terms of public perception," Rusty Hardin told the Los Angeles Times.

Hardin was the attorney for Clemens, and he was speaking

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