Mark McGwire

American baseball player and coach

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2022 Son Mason drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the eighth round of the MLB draft
December 2022 McGwire did not receive the required number of votes from the Era Committee for Hall of Fame entry.
2018 Left his position as bench coach with the San Diego Padres after the season.
2016 McGwire was eliminated from Hall of Fame voting after receiving only 54 votes (12.3%), marking the end of his eligibility period.
December 2 2015 Named bench coach for the San Diego Padres.
June 11 2013 Ejected for the first time as a coach during a bench-clearing brawl with the Arizona Diamondbacks, resulting in a two-game suspension.
November 2012 Rejected a contract extension with the Cardinals and accepted a hitting coach position with the Los Angeles Dodgers to be closer to his family.
2011 McGwire experienced his first sub-20% voting total in Hall of Fame balloting, receiving 115 votes (19.8%).
2011 Wins his second World Series championship, this time as a coach with the St. Louis Cardinals.
2010 McGwire received 128 votes (23.7%) in the Baseball Hall of Fame voting.
2010 McGwire again received 128 votes (23.7%) in the Hall of Fame voting.
June 1 2010 Birth of triplet daughters: Monet Rose, Marlo Rose, and Monroe Rose
May 2010 St. Louis politicians passed a state bill to rename the five-mile stretch of Interstate 70 previously known as Mark McGwire Highway to Mark Twain Highway.
April 12 2010 Received a standing ovation prior to the Cardinals' home opener as the new hitting coach.
January 11 2010 McGwire publicly admitted to using steroids on and off for a decade, apologizing for his actions. He specifically acknowledged using steroids in the 1989/90 offseason, after being injured in 1993, and occasionally throughout the 1990s, including the 1998 season.

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