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Mark McGwire

Mark McGwire, nicknamed "Big Mac", is a former MLB first baseman who played from 1986 to 2001 for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. A celebrated home run hitter, he hit 583 career home runs, ranking high in MLB history. He won a World Series with Oakland as a player and another with St. Louis as a coach. McGwire holds the MLB record for at-bats per home run ratio and formerly held the single-season home run record. His career is also marked by his involvement in baseball's steroids scandal.