Baseball's McGwire Admits Using Steroids Baseball slugger Mark McGwire admits that he used steroids when he broke the Major League's home run record in 1998. He released a statement today, saying, "I wish I had never touched steroids." McGwire was hired in recent months as the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Tom Goldman.

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Baseball's McGwire Admits Using Steroids

January 11, 20103:00 PM ET

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Baseball slugger Mark McGwire admits that he used steroids when he broke the Major League's home run record in 1998. He released a statement today, saying, "I wish I had never touched steroids." McGwire was hired in recent months as the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals. Robert Siegel talks to NPR's Tom Goldman.