Mark David McGwire was born in the Los Angeles suburb of Pomona, California. He played college baseball at the University of Southern California (where he was a teammate of Randy Johnson, Jack Del Rio, and Rodney Peete) under coach Rod Dedeaux.
McGwire was selected by the Athletics as the 10th overall selection in the 1984 MLB draft. He was a member of the silver medal-winning entry of the United States national team that same year at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, with Japan finishing ahead for the gold medal.
What record does Mark McGwire hold?
David holds the major-league career record for at-bats per home run ratio (10.6) and is the former record holder for both homes runs in a single season (70 in 1998) and home runs hit by a rookie (49 in 1987). Pomona, California, U.S.
McGwire led the major leagues in home runs in five different seasons and set the major-league record for home runs hit in a four-season period from 1996 to 1999 with 245. He demonstrated exemplary patience as a batter, producing a career .394 on-base percentage (OBP) and twice leading the major leagues in bases on balls.
