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7 unusual facts about Mark McGwire


Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

In 1998, gold medalist Randy Barnes was tested positive for androstenedione (an over-the-counter supplement famously used by Mark McGwire), and was subsequently suspended from competition in the Olympic Games for life.

Darren Oliver

As a Cardinal, he was also the starting and winning pitcher in the game where Mark McGwire hit his record-tying 61st home run on September 7, 1998.

Hazlet, Saskatchewan

Other future major league players that signed with the Elks but never played include Mark McGwire, Randy Johnson, and Cory Snyder.

Jack Del Rio

In baseball he batted .340 while playing catcher on a team that also included future Major League Baseball players Mark McGwire and Randy Johnson.

Maris–McGwire–Sosa pair

MMS pairs are so named because in 1998 the baseball players Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa both hit their 62nd home runs for the season, passing the old record of 61, held by Roger Maris.

Randy Barnes

In 1998, he tested positive for androstenedione, an over-the-counter supplement (famously used by Mark McGwire) that is banned in track and field.

Tyco Golf Skills Challenge

Baseball superstar Mark McGwire beat out a field of professionals to win in 2003.


Game-winning RBI

Wally Joyner, Jose Canseco, and Mark McGwire each had 14 in their rookie years, the rookie record.

Rich Eisen

Among Eisen's notable achievements while at ESPN, was breaking the news of St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire's retirement from baseball in 2001 on SportsCenter.


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