By Associated Press and Thomas Durante PUBLISHED: 17:11 EST, 20 August 2012 | UPDATED: 17:15 EST, 20 August 2012 After numerous retirements, unretirements and a federal indictment, Roger Clemens is returning to baseball - at the tender age of 50. Clemens, who was acquitted of several charges of lying to Congress in June, signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League on Monday. He is slated to start for the minor league team on Saturday at home against Bridgeport. Still got it? Clemens has not pitched professionally since 2007, during his second stint with the New York Yankees
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Clemens hasn't pitched professionally since 2007
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Announcement comes two months after he was acquitted on charges he lied to Congress when he denied using steroids and HGH
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Agent says his fastball was clocked at 87 mph during a workout
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Teammate describes Clemens as being 'in great shape'
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