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.
This is a season I will never forget and I hope everybody in baseball never forgets.
I had good years when I took steroids, and I had bad years when I took steroids. But no matter what, I shouldn't have done it, and for that, I'm truly sorry.
My message is that steroids is bad. Don't do them. It's a bad message.
My lawyers have advised me that I cannot answer these questions without jeopardizing my friends, my family and myself,
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.
When people put my name next to (Babe) Ruth's name it still blows me away. I'm still in awe.
Only sixteen players have hit fifty or more homers in a season. To me, that's a very special milestone.
I didn't even realize it was a grand slam (number thirty-one) because I was mentally preparing myself for Andy Benes because he struck me out the first time.