"If that's not fate," Mark McGwire said, "I don't know what is ... McGwire was selected in the first round by the Oakland Athletics. In 1985, in his first full season in the minors, with Class ...

Jerseys from St. Louis and Oakland. A cutout of him swinging ... The entrance to Dedeaux Field is named Mark McGwire Way. It's the first thing fans see when they come to a game.

watched from the visiting dugout in the Oakland Coliseum as Lee Smith, then the Angels’ 37-year-old closer, gave up a walk-off grand slam to Mark McGwire in an 8-5 loss to the Athletics on June ...