"If that's not fate," Mark McGwire said, "I don't know what is ... he was unanimously chosen the American League's Rookie of the Year after hitting 33 homers by the All-Star break and finishing ...

Long, lanky, and bullishly strong, the Oakland A's Mark McGwire burst onto the Major League Baseball scene in his rookie season of 1987 by crushing a then rookie record 49 home runs. Sep 7 ...

Beltran is the first AL rookie since Mark McGwire in 1987 to finish with 100 or more RBI. Additionally, Beltran was the first rookie to have a 100 run scored, 100 RBI season since Fred Lynn in 1975.