- Mark David McGwire, nicknamed Big Mac, is an American former professional baseball player and currently a bench coach in Major League Baseball
| Born: | 01 October 1963 Comment | | How old is Mark McGwire in 2024? / Age: | 60 years
| | Zodiac sign: | Libra |
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Mark McGwire facts
- 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 the single-season rookie record
- He appeared in six straight All-Star Games from 1987 to 1992 despite a brief career decline related to injuries
- Another string of six consecutive All-Star appearances followed from 1995 to 2001
- Each season from 1996 to 1999, he again led the major leagues in home runs
- A part of the 1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase of Roger Maris' 61 with the Cardinals, McGwire set the major league single-season home run record with 70, which Barry Bonds broke three years later with 73
- McGwire also led the league in runs batted in, twice in bases on balls and on-base percentage, and four times in slugging percentage
- Injuries significantly cut into his playing time in 2000 and 2001 before factoring into his retirement
- He finished with 583 home runs, which was fifth all-time when he retired
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