Biography of Mark McGuire


Mark McGuire is a baseball player, born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California. He is best known as a strong batter in baseball, who set a new home run record in one series of games in 1998.

The first baseman of the St. Louis Cardinals team, Mark McGuire, was one of the strongest batters in baseball in the 1990s. In the biography of Mark McGuire, Roger Maris’s record was broken. In 1961, Maris made 61 home runs in one season. Mark McGuire raised this bar to 70 home runs in 1998. Sammy Sosa of the “Chicago Cubs” in the same year made 66 home runs. The following year, Mark McQuire became the 17th player to have made more than 500 rounds in his career, joining Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle.

In the big leagues, Mark played for the first time in 1986. He became the star of the “Oakland Athletics”, the team won the annual US Baseball Championship “World Sirius” in 1989. Deterioration of health and decreased activity reduced the athlete’s

rating in the early 1990s. But already in 1995 he suddenly became healthier and stronger, again knocked the ball out of the park. In 1997, Mark McGuire became a fan of playing for St. Louis, being one of the most successful players in the team. In 1998, making home runs more than Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire attracted the attention of the public. Then he became known far beyond the playing field.

After many injuries, Mark announced his retirement from professional baseball in November 2001. In 2005, Mark was summoned by a witness during congressional hearings about the use of top-league steroids by athletes. He refused to answer questions about his own history, accepting press accusations.

Additional information: Mark McGuire’s record was beaten by baseball player Barry Bonds, who in the 2001 season made 73 home runs. McGuire fought with his right hand, had the number 25. In 1984, he was part of the Olympic team. Mark McGuire founded the Foundation for Children. This Fund supports agencies that combat child abuse. The topic of use of Mark McGuire with steroids, other muscle-building substances, was heavily discussed during the season when the baseball player set a new home run record. The “andro” substance permitted in baseball is prohibited in many other professional sports.

Some baseball players outperformed Mark McGuire by the number of home runs. So Hank Aarock made 755 circular runs, and Sadaharu O. in the Japanese Baseball League – 868.


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Biography of Mark McGuire