"If that's not fate," Mark McGwire ... later did McGwire begin swinging a bat instead of a club. Although he was a hard-throwing righthanded pitcher, he didn't play for Damian High School's ...

Sep 7, 1998; St. Louis, MO, USA; FILE PHOTO; St. Louis Cardinals infielder Mark McGwire on the field during the 1998 season. Mandatory Credit: VJ Lovero-USA TODAY NETWORK / VJ Lovero-Imagn Images ...