Editing Roger Clemens (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:President George H. W. Bush meets with Roger Clemens and his wife in the Oval Office, and they exchange signed baseballs.jpg|thumb|right|Clemens (left) with [[United States president|President]] [[George H. W. Bush]] (center) and Clemens's wife, Debra, in the [[Oval Office]] in 1989]]
Clemens married Debra Lynn Godfrey (born May 27, 1963) on November 24, 1984. The couple has four sons: [[Koby Clemens|Koby Aaron]], Kory Allen, Kacy Austin, and [[Kody Clemens|Kody Alec]]—all given "K" names to honor Clemens's strikeouts ("K"s). Koby was at one time a minor league prospect for some MLB clubs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Koby Clemens Minor, Winter, Fall & Independent Leagues Statistics & History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=clemen001kob|website=Baseball-Reference|access-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref> Kacy played college baseball for the [[Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas Longhorns]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2013/06/10/kacy-clemens-attend-texas-draft-houston-astros/2408463|work=[[USA Today]]|title=Roger Clemens's son headed to Texas, rather than Astros|first=Erick|last=Smith|date=June 10, 2013|access-date=June 13, 2017}}</ref> Kody also played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns and made his major league debut with the [[Detroit Tigers]] on May 31, 2022.<ref name="k508">{{Cite web |date=2022-05-30 |title=Clemens' son 'a big leaguer' after Tigers add him |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34010361/detroit-tigers-add-kody-clemens-major-league-roster |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

Debra once left a Red Sox game, when Clemens pitched for another team, in tears from the heckling she received. This is documented in an updated edition of [[Dan Shaughnessy]]'s best-selling book ''[[Curse of the Bambino]]''. Debra was quoted in the book as saying that it was the poor attitude of Red Sox fans that prevented the team from winning the World Series (this was quoted prior to the team's 2004 World Series victory).

Clemens is a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and donated money to Texas [[United States Congress|congressman]] [[Ted Poe]] during his 2006 [[Political campaign|campaign]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Giroux |first=Greg |date=March 30, 2007 |title=Some Big Names in Lineup of Baseballers Who Pitch Campaign Cash |url=https://www.nytimes.com/cq/2007/03/30/cq_2496.html |access-date=2024-09-16 |work=[[The New York Times]]|via=Congressional Quarterly}}</ref>

Debra posed in a [[bikini]] with her husband for a ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' pictorial regarding athletes and their wives. This appeared in the annual ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition]]'' for 2003. Roger wore his Yankees uniform, with the jersey open.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debbieclemens.com/|title=Debbie Clemens – Official Website|publisher=Debbieclemens.com|access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref>

On February 27, 2006, to train for the [[World Baseball Classic]], Roger pitched in an exhibition game between the [[Astros]] and his son's minor league team. In his first at-bat, Koby hit a [[home run]] off his father. In his next at-bat, Roger threw an inside pitch that almost hit Koby. Koby laughed in an interview after the game about the incident.

===Adultery accusations===
In April 2008, the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' reported on a possible long-term relationship between Clemens and country music singer [[Mindy McCready]] that began when she was 15 years old.<ref name="nydaily">{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Teri|author2=Nanthaniel Vinton|author3=Christian Red|title=Sources: Roger Clemens had 10-year fling with country star Mindy McCready|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=April 28, 2008|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/04/27/2008-04-27_sources_roger_clemens_had_10year_fling_w.html|access-date=April 28, 2008|archive-date=May 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507204908/https://www.nydailynews.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Clemens's attorney [[Rusty Hardin]] denied the affair and also stated that Clemens would be bringing a defamation suit regarding this allegation. Clemens's attorney admitted that a relationship existed but described McCready as a "close family friend". He also stated that McCready had traveled on Clemens's personal jet and that Clemens's wife was aware of the relationship.<ref name="nydaily" /> However, when contacted by the ''Daily News'', McCready said, "I cannot refute anything in the story."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/report-mindy-mccready-confirms-affair-with-roger-clemens|title=Report: Mindy McCready Confirms Affair With Roger Clemens|publisher=Foxnews.com|date=December 17, 2009|access-date=March 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402080358/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C353056%2C00.html|archive-date=April 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 17, 2008, McCready spoke in more detail to ''[[Inside Edition]]'' about her affair with Clemens, saying their relationship lasted for more than a decade and that it ended when Clemens refused to leave his wife to marry her. However, she denied that she was 15 years old when it began, saying that they met when she was 16 and the affair only became sexual "several years later".<ref name="si.com">{{cite news|title=Report: Mindy McCready talks about Clemens Affair |publisher=[si.com] |date=November 17, 2008 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/11/17/clemens.mcready.ap/index.html |access-date=November 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206013048/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/11/17/clemens.mcready.ap/index.html |archive-date=December 6, 2008 }}</ref> In another soon-to-be-released sex tape by [[Vivid Entertainment]], she claimed that the first time she had sex with him was when she was 21. A few days after the ''Daily News'' broke the story about the McCready relationship, they reported on another Clemens extramarital relationship, this time with Paulette Dean Daly, the now ex-wife of pro golfer [[John Daly (golfer)|John Daly]]. Daly declined to elaborate on the nature of her relationship with the pitcher but did not deny that it was romantic and included financial support.<ref name="nydaily2">{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Teri|author2=Michael O'Keefee|author3=Nathaniel Vinton|title=Roger Clemens linked to John Daly's ex|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=May 1, 2008|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/04/30/2008-04-30_roger_clemens_linked_to_john_dalys_ex.html|access-date=May 1, 2008|archive-date=May 2, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502003647/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/04/30/2008-04-30_roger_clemens_linked_to_john_dalys_ex.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There have been reports of Clemens having at least three other affairs with women. On April 29, 2008, the ''[[New York Post]]'' reported that Clemens had relationships with two or more women. One, a former bartender in Manhattan, refused comment on the story, while another, a woman from Tampa, could not be located.<ref name="nypost">{{Cite news |last=Chiaramonte |first=Perry |last2=MacInthose |first2=Jeane |date=April 29, 2008 |title=CLEMENS GAL'S COMEBACK PITCH |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/04292008/news/nationalnews/clemens_gals_comeback_pitch_108588.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502125924/http://www.nypost.com/seven/04292008/news/nationalnews/clemens_gals_comeback_pitch_108588.htm |archive-date=May 2, 2008 |access-date=May 2, 2008 |work=New York Post}}</ref> On May 2 of the same year, the ''Daily News'' reported a stripper in Detroit called a local radio station and said she had an affair with Clemens.<ref name="nydaily3">{{cite news|last=Thompson |first=Teri |author2=Michael O'Keefee |author3=Nathaniel Vinton |title=Pals beg Rocket to abort lawsuit |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=May 1, 2008 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/05/01/2008-05-01_pals_beg_rocket_to_abort_lawsuit.html |access-date=May 2, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503030816/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/05/01/2008-05-01_pals_beg_rocket_to_abort_lawsuit.html |archive-date=May 3, 2008 }}</ref> He also gave tickets to baseball games, jewelry, and trips to women he was wooing.<ref name="nydaily4">{{cite news|last=Thompson|first=Teri|author2=Michael O'Keefee|author3=Nathaniel Vinton|title=Mindy McCready's mother recalls moment of truth for Roger Clemens|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=May 4, 2008|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/05/03/2008-05-03_mindy_mccreadys_mother_recalls_moment_of-2.html|access-date=May 4, 2008|archive-date=May 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508183042/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2008/05/03/2008-05-03_mindy_mccreadys_mother_recalls_moment_of-2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>