Mark McGwire
Mark McGwire
Mark David "Big Mac" McGwire, is an American former professional baseball player and currently a bench coach in Major League Baseball. As a first baseman, his MLB career spanned from 1986 to 2001 while playing for the Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals. He quickly grabbed media attention in 1987 as a rookie with the Athletics by hitting 33 home runs before the All-Star break, and would lead the major leagues in home runs that year with 49, setting...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth1 October 1963
CityPomona, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Baseball was a chapter in my life, and now I'm excited to start another chapter as a hitting coach.
I'm sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids.
Rod was a very meaningful person in my life, instrumental in my becoming the player that I was and the person that I am. I loved him a lot.
Somebody gets into September with fifty, they have a shot down the stretch to either tie, break or get close to the record.
Do you want to know the truth, or see me hit a few dingers?
Sammy Sosa's a September player, so you have to watch out for him. It's crunch time, time to make history.
Once and for all, I did not use steroids or any other illegal substance.
Only sixteen players have hit fifty or more homers in a season. To me, that's a very special milestone.
Roger (Maris) was a class act and I know exactly what he went through.
This is a great thing that's happening in baseball. We don't know if it will ever happen again.
I've been thinking about the record since I reached the fifty plateau. But you think about it and then you let it go because you can't waste many brain cells on hours thinking about it.
I think it puts baseball back on the map as a sport. It's America's pastime and just look at everyone coming out to the ballpark. It has been an exciting year.
What a perfect way to end the home stand, by hitting sixty-two for the city of St. Louis and all the fans. I truly wanted to do it here and I did. Thank you St. Louis.
Babe Ruth, what can you say? You are almost speechless when people put your name alongside his name. I wish I can go back in time in meet him. Obviously, he was probably the most important sports figure in the world at that time. Hopefully, someday when I pass away, I get to meet him, and then I can really find out what he was really like.