McGwire joins La Russa’s staff for Cards (AP)
Mark McGwire is returning to baseball as hitting coach under St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. The Cardinals said Monday that La Russa had agreed to a one-year contract for a 15th season as manager and that McGwire will replace Hal McRae. McGwire hit a then-record 70 home runs in 1998 and retired with 583 homers in 2001.
Posted: October 26th, 2009 under Uncategorized.