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Value of Mark McGwire's 70th HR ball, once worth $3M, has nosedived
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Buck calls McGwire's 62nd homer of 1998
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McGwire-mania: Looking back on the anniversary of Big Mac breaking the home-run record
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Mark McGwire Admits Using Steroids - CBS News
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Mark McGwire to be considered by Today's Game Era Committee
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The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's wildest seasons ever - ESPN
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Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball is worth way less than $3 million
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The Sosa-McGwire home run race was the distraction we needed
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McGwire on Hall of Fame ballot for sixth time
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Mark McGwire exclusive: 25 years after 1998 MLB Home Run Chase
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Mark McGwire exclusive: 25 years after 1998 MLB Home Run Chase
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