When Roger Maris' widow was disappointed with Mark McGwire's use of steroids to beat her husband's single-season HR record

Roger Maris' wife was "disappointed" by Mark McGwire's admission in 2010 that he used steroids on and off throughout his career, including the 1998 season when he broke the record for most home runs in a single season.

According to ESPN, McGwire called Pat Maris, the widow of Roger Maris, in 2010 to admit what he had done.

"I felt that I needed to do that. They've been great supporters of mine. She was disappointed and she has every right to be," McGwire said.

At the time, Maris' family members said they considered the 61 homers that Roger hit to still be the home run record.

To this, McGwire said:

"They have every right to."

According to Maris' son Rich, McGwire was "very choked up" when he called Pat Maris, who offered her sympathy and told him to move on with his life.

"My mom was very touched by his call. She felt sorry for Mark -- that he's going through this. She conveyed that we all make mistakes and move on from there."

Mark McGwire broke down while admitting to PED use

McGwire, who played for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals, broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record in 1998. However, he acknowledged that he did so with the help of performance-enhancing drugs.

In a detailed interview with the MLB Network in 2010, McGwire said that the league was rife with drug use at the time and that he deeply regretted his actions.

"It was the era that we played in. I wish I never played that era. I wish we had drug testing. If we had drug testing when I was playing, you and I wouldn't be having this conversation today."

McGwire also said he didn't know the exact kind of drugs he took.

"The names I don't remember, I did injectibles. I preferred the orals. The steroids that I did were on a very, very low dosage."

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McGwire won two World Series titles: one with the Oakland Athletics in 1989 and one as a coach with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011.

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He received three Silver Slugger awards and one Gold Glove, was chosen for 12 All-Star games, and won the AL Rookie of the Year in 1987.