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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