Sponsored Content SportsEngine, a brand from NBC Sports Next is the leading provider of Sport Relationship Management (SRM) software, empowering athletes, parents, coaches, and sports organization administrators with tools and services to manage their organizations and sports lives. Read SportsEngine stories Mark McGwire Signs with the St. Louis Cardinals May 29, 2021 | 0 minutes, 29 seconds read On this day, in 1997 Mark McGwire was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1996. The next season he agreed to an average of $9.5 million a year on a three-year, $28.5 million contract with the Cards. September 16, 1997 Sport: Baseball Trivia sports in this article Baseball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine