Former baseball star Roger Clemens was found not guilty of perjury and all other charges by a federal jury in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

The verdict, which rejected prosecutors' allegations that Clemens had lied about steroid use at a Congressional hearing, came after a two-month trial and a long investigation. The jury deliberated about 11 hours before rendering its decision.

"Mr. Clemens," U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton said after the verdict was read, "you are free to go."

Clemens, his wife Debbie and four sons were in tears and exchanged hugs after the verdict was read, according to USA Today.

Outside the courtroom, Clemens broke down again while speaking to the media while being flanked by his wife and lead attorney Rusty Hardin.

"It's been a hard five years," Clemens said, according to USA Today. "Obviously for the last four and a half, five years, I wasn't able to say anything. I'm really thankful for the (friends) that took time to get on a plane. And all you media guys that have been following my career..."

At that point, Clemens broke down again and left.

"It's a day of celebration for us," said Hardin. "Justice won out."

The U.S Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia released a statement that read:

"The jury has spoken in this matter and we thank them for their service. We respect the judicial process and the jury's verdict. The U.S. Attorney's Office also wishes to thank the investigators and prosecutors, who pursued this case with tremendous dedication and professionalism after its referral to us from Congress."

Walton had declared a mistrial at Clemens' first trial when prosecutors introduced evidence the judge had already ruled inadmissible.

This second trial began April 16 and included 26 days of testimony by 46 witnesses.

The case was based on statements made at both a closed-door deposition and a televised hearing in February 2008, when Clemens denied the use of performance-enhancing drugs under oath before Congress.

The primary source for the case against Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, was Clemens' former trainer, Brian McNamee, who worked with him when he pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees in the late 1990s and early 2000s. After a lengthy probe by the FBI that included more than 200 interviews, a grand jury handed up a six-count indictment of Clemens in 2010 for perjury, false statements, and obstruction of Congress.

Clemens will be eligible for baseball's Hall of Fame ballot for the first time in December, and it's unclear how this verdict will affect his chances of being elected to the Hall. This winter is also the first year of Hall of Fame eligibility for Barry Bonds, baseball's all-time home run leader who was convicted of just one count of obstruction of justice in his perjury trial in April 2011.

Clemens' former Yankees' teammate, Derek Jeter, said he was glad it was over.

"Happy for him," Jeter said. "Happy for Roger. Happy it's over with. It's good for baseball it's over with, we can stop talking about it for a little bit. I'm happy that everything turned out well for him."

Orioles manager Buck Showalter was also pleased to have the case finished.

"We let the judicial system do its job and see where it takes us," Showalter said, according to USA Today. "I think our game has done everything it can to put those things behind us and I think we're doing a good job of it."