Overview
- Oakland announced the hire on Feb. 7, returning the franchise icon to the organization where he was inducted into the team Hall of Fame in 2019.
- McGwire remains the A’s all-time home run leader with 363 and was a nine-time All-Star and the 1987 American League Rookie of the Year.
- He was a key figure on the late-1980s Oakland teams that captured three straight pennants and the 1989 World Series title.
- After retiring, he coached in MLB from 2010 to 2018, including serving as the Cardinals’ hitting coach during their 2011 championship and later roles with the Dodgers and Padres.
- His legacy includes a 2010 admission of steroid use that has kept him out of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, even as the A’s prioritize development while playing in West Sacramento ahead of a planned 2028 move to Las Vegas.