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The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's wildest seasons ever - ESPN
MLB Network - On this day in 1998: Cardinals star Mark McGwire became the first player in MLB history to hit 50 homers in three consecutive years 💪 McGwire would go on
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The Best in Sports: 1998 Home Run Chase Edition - Pro Sports Outlook
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What you need to know about Sosa-McGwire home run chase before watching 'Long Gone Summer' - ESPN
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It got loud': Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa were Pittsburgh rock stars in 1998
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Mark McGwire 70 Home Runs
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The Sosa-McGwire home run race was the distraction we needed
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Long Gone Summer' Director AJ Schnack on the Summer Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa Changed Baseball - The Ringer
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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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ESPN releases trailer for 'Long Gone Summer', a 30 for 30 on the Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa 1998 home run battle
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