The Sporting News on X: On this day in 1998, Mark McGwire beat Sammy Sosa to Roger Maris' single-season home run record. This is the cover Sporting News ran after the moment.

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McGwire vs. Sosa: The Great Home Run Race of 1998 – The Falcon Press

Timeline: Sammy Sosa vs. Mark McGwire in 1998

Timeline: Sammy Sosa vs. Mark McGwire in 1998

The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's wildest seasons ever - ESPN

Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new American sports hero

The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's wildest seasons ever - ESPN

Sept. 27, 1998: McGwire hits 70 and is saluted as 'the new American sports hero

Why MLB needed the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa home run race then — and must celebrate it now

Remembering Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa's Historic Summer of '98 Home Run Chase, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

The McGwire-Sosa home run chase helped make 1998 one of MLB's wildest seasons ever - ESPN

Timeline: Sammy Sosa vs. Mark McGwire in 1998

Louisiana Native & Former LSU Tiger is Going to the World Series

1998 Major League Baseball home run record chase - Wikipedia