Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs. After playing for the Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox, Sosa joined the Cubs in 1992 and became regarded as one of the game's best hitters.

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Jun 15, 2020 · Sammy Sosa no longer looks like he did during the 1990s when he battled Mark McGwire for home run supremacy. His change in appearance has been the subject of questions for a while, and the...

Jan 18, 2025 · Sammy Sosa, Dominican professional baseball player who, with Mark McGwire, entertained fans with a series of home run races in the late 1990s that rewrote the record books. In 1999 Sosa became the first player to hit 60 homers in two seasons.

Apr 2, 2014 · Sammy Sosa is a former professional baseball player who spent the peak years of his career with the Chicago Cubs. In 1998, Sosa was caught up in race with Mark McGwire of the St. Louis...

On April 4, Sammy Sosa became the 18th member of the prestigious 500-homer club when he went deep off Cincinnati's Scott Sullivan at Great American Ball Park.

Dec 19, 2024 · Sammy Sosa has issued a public apology to the Cubs. Sosa, now 56, hadn’t even been back to Chicago in over a decade since his falling out with the team. Within the last year, however, he’s started making appearances in and around the city, with the most recent coming back in October.

Jan 4, 2012 · Who is the real Sammy Sosa? Is he the charismatic slugger whose home-run race with Mark McGwire brought baseball’s fandom back from the ruins of the 1994 strike? Is he the Dominican shoeshine boy from a poverty-stricken family who became a hero in his country and the United States?

Jan 18, 2025 · After over two decades away from the franchise, Sammy Sosa was finally welcomed back at Cubs Convention last night.

May 23, 2018 · Sammy Sosa, the Chicago Cubs outfielder who was involved in the most dramatic home run race in baseball history in 1998, evolved into one of the most well-rounded and best-loved players of the early 2000s. Early in his career, Sosa was an offensive force with weak defensive and baserunning skills.