Olympic Baseball Stars: Where Are They Now?
What some of the top baseball players from previous Olympics are up to these days:Mark McGwire from the 1984 OlympicsOtto Greule/Allsport via Getty Images Who is Mark McGwire: He went 4-for-21 in the 1984 games with no home runs, but he broke out of that slump. He was AL Rookie of the Year in 1987, and was one of the biggest sluggers – both figuratively and metaphorically – in the game’s history, he hit 583 home runs in his big-league career, including a then-record 70 in 1998. Where is Mark McGwire now: He controversially has ducked allegations of steroid use, and now lives a quiet life at his home in California. He also plays a role in the Mark McGwire Foundation for Children.zSB(3,3)Barry
What some of the top baseball players from previous Olympics are up to these days:Mark McGwire from the 1984 OlympicsOtto Greule/Allsport via Getty Images Who is Mark McGwire: He went 4-for-21 in the 1984 games with no home runs, but he broke out of that slump. He was AL Rookie of the Year in 1987, and was one of the biggest sluggers – both figuratively and metaphorically – in the game’s history, he hit 583 home runs in his big-league career, including a then-record 70 in 1998. Where is Mark McGwire now: He controversially has ducked allegations of steroid use, and now lives a quiet life at his home in California. He also plays a role in the Mark McGwire Foundation for Children.zSB(3,3)
