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Mark McGwire: Where to distrust the statistics

OAKLAND - MAY 1989: Mark McGwire #25 of the Oakland A's at bat during a Major League Baseball game against the Boston Red Sox played in May 1989 at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)

Mark McGwire was an impressive power hitter, but his accomplishments have been tainted by his PED use. Which stats should we trust?

Mark McGwire began his Oakland A’s career with a bang. Considered to be an excellent power hitting prospect, he showed signs of what he could be during a 58 plate appearance trial in 1986.