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McGwire says he could hit 70 homers without banned drugs

Mark McGwire says he could have hit 70 home runs in a season without taking performance-enhancing drugs.

He tells The Athletic he regrets taking the drugs because he "didn't need to." McGwire hit what was then a record 70 homers in 1998 while with the St. Louis Cardinals. He is now the bench coach for the San Diego Padres.

McGwire said in a 2010 interview with Bob Costas that he used performance-enhancing drugs when he set the record.