{"id":18877,"date":"2022-07-19T07:06:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cubs-select-mark-mcgwires-last-mason-in-mlb-draft\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:06:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:06:39","slug":"cubs-select-mark-mcgwires-last-mason-in-mlb-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cubs-select-mark-mcgwires-last-mason-in-mlb-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs select Mark McGwire&#8217;s last Mason in MLB draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Imagine Mark McGwire in a Cubs hat.<\/p>\n<p>The preposterous proposition came closer to reality on Monday when the Chicago Cubs selected McGwire&#8217;s last Mason McGwire in the eighth round of the MLB draft.  He&#8217;s not a slugger like his dad, but a pitcher from Capistrano Valley High School in Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>Whether he actually joins the Cubs is yet to be determined.  He&#8217;s committed to play for the University of Oklahoma, but he could end up joining the Cubs if the price is right.  MLB values \u200b\u200bhis eighth-round draft slot at roughly $189,000.  The Cubs will likely have to exceed that number to keep him out of Norman.<\/p>\n<p>A 6-4, 190-pound right-hander, Mason sports a 92 mph fastball that&#8217;s increased in velocity and a split-finger changeup.  Perfect Game rates him as California&#8217;s third-best right-handed prospect and the 28th-best in the nation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 638px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><noscript><img alt=\"ATLANTA, GA - MAY 30: Hitting Coach Mark McGwire #25 of the St.  Louis Cardinals watches the action against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on May 30, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Scott Cunningham\/Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tu4W7pLdp9xXEZvkLiVXDw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzOA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2022-07\/25272c90-06f2-11ed-ba57-6bd17c312eba\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Mark McGwire.  (Scott Cunningham\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>His father Mark, of course, played for the Oakland A&#8217;s and the St.  Louis Cardinals.  He made his biggest headlines in a Cardinals uniform, where he battled Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa in the now-infamous 1998 home run race that&#8217;s become the face of baseball&#8217;s steroid era.  McGwire broke the single-season home run record that season with 70 only to be eclipsed by Barry Bonds&#8217; 73 in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>While his career remains controversial, McGwire is a Cardinals icon whose last could end up playing for the arch-rival Cubs.  If he does, will Mark show his face at Wrigley Field?  And would he dare wear a Cubs hat if so?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine Mark McGwire in a Cubs hat. The preposterous proposition came closer to reality on Monday when the Chicago Cubs selected McGwire&#8217;s last Mason McGwire in the eighth round of the MLB draft. He&#8217;s not a slugger like his dad, but a pitcher from Capistrano Valley High School in Southern California. Whether he actually joins &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cubs-select-mark-mcgwires-last-mason-in-mlb-draft\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cubs select Mark McGwire&#8217;s last Mason in MLB draft<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18926,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mason-mcgwire-son-of-former-st-louis-cardinals-slugger-mark-mcgwire-drafted-in-8th-round-by-chicago-cubs\/","url_meta":{"origin":18877,"position":0},"title":"Mason McGwire, son of former St.  Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire, drafted in 8th round by Chicago Cubs","date":"July 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"LOS ANGELES -- The McGwire family is set to see the other side of things in one of baseball's best rivalries.Mason McGwire, son of 12-time All-Star slugger Mark, was selected in the eighth round of baseball's amateur draft by the Chicago Cubs on Monday.1 RelatedMark spent five of his 16\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18611,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cubs-select-mark-mcgwires-son-a-pitcher-in-mlb-draft\/","url_meta":{"origin":18877,"position":1},"title":"Cubs select Mark McGwire&#8217;s son, a pitcher, in MLB Draft","date":"July 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Getty Images The Chicago Cubs made a notable selection in the eighth round of Major League Baseball's 2022 amateur draft on Monday, choosing right-hander Mason McGwire from Capistrano Valley High School in California with pick No. 233.Mason, for those wondering, is the son of longtime slugger Mark McGwire, who terrorized\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sportshub.cbsistatic.com\/i\/r\/2021\/05\/26\/67d195a3-6b0f-4e85-bd5f-29a0b6fdec1b\/thumbnail\/770x433\/7eb58f8d3dd10cf14e9e505c78348c52\/gettyimages-1144051081.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":17727,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cubs-select-oklahoma-rhp-cade-horton-with-7th-pick-mlb-draft\/","url_meta":{"origin":18877,"position":2},"title":"Cubs select Oklahoma RHP Cade Horton with 7th pick MLB Draft","date":"July 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"In the first round of the MLB Draft, the Chicago Cubs took Oklahoma Sooners right-handed pitcher Cade Horton with the seventh pick. 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