Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
List of Major League Baseball progressive single-season home run leaders
Table title:
Single-season records
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Batter </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Team </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Age </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Year </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > HR </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Reign </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Record breaker </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > George Hall </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Philadelphia Athletics </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1876 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 years </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > — </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Charley Jones </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Boston Red Caps </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1879 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 9 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 years </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6th on July 31 off George Bradley </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Harry Stovey </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Philadelphia Athletics </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1883 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 year </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10th on August 1 off Jack Neagle </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ned Williamson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Chicago White Stockings </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1884 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 35 years </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15th on July 9 off Ed Bagley </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Babe Ruth </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Boston Red Sox </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1919 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 year </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 28th on September 24 off Bob Shawkey </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Babe Ruth </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > New York Yankees </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1920 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 54 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 year </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 30th on July 19 off Dickie Kerr </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Babe Ruth </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > New York Yankees </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 26 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1921 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 59 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 years </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 55th on September 15 off Bill Bayne </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Babe Ruth </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > New York Yankees </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 32 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1927 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 60 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 34 years </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 60th on September 30 off Tom Zachary </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Roger Maris </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > New York Yankees </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 27 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1961 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 61 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 37 years </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 61st on October 1 off Tracy Stallard </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Mark McGwire </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > St. Louis Cardinals </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 35 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1998 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 70 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 years </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 62nd on September 8 off Steve Trachsel </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Barry Bonds </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > San Francisco Giants </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 36 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2001 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 73 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 years </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 71st on October 5 off Chan Ho Park </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What happened to the major league home run record after 1998?
Answer:
In 1998, McGwire set the major league single-season home run record with 70, which was later broken by Bonds with 73.