Strawberry Pleads Guilty

Darryl Strawberry, suspended by baseball this week for drug problems, pleaded guilty to federal charges of tax evasion in exchange for a recommended sentence of three months in prison.

The plea bargain includes three months of home confinement with an electric monitor, and a fine of between $150,000 and $250,000.

Strawberry, released by the San Francisco Giants right after he was suspended for 60 days by baseball for twice testing positive for cocaine, could play in 1995 if he gets another job.

“Hi, I’m here,” Strawberry said as he entered the courtroom with his wife, Charisse, and two lawyers. Asked where he got his brightly colored tie, he paused, smiled, and replied: “State prison.”