47 Facts About Sammy Sosa

Samuel Peralta Sosa was born on November 12,1968 and is a Dominican-American former professional baseball right fielder.

Sammy Sosa played in Major League Baseball for 19 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs.

Sammy Sosa hit his 400th home run in his 1,354th game and his 5,273rd at-bat, reaching this milestone quicker than any player in National League history.

Sammy Sosa is one of nine players in MLB history to hit 600 career home runs.

Sammy Sosa finished his career with stints with the Baltimore Orioles and the Rangers for a second time.

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Sammy Sosa is second all-time in home runs among foreign-born MLB players and is one of only three National League players since 1900 to reach 160 RBIs in one season.

Sammy Sosa is the only player to have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season three times, which he accomplished in 1998,1999 and 2001.

Sammy Sosa did not lead the league in home runs in any of those seasons, although he did lead the league in 2000 with 50 home runs, and in 2002 with 49.

Sammy Sosa was born in the Dominican Republic and is partially of Haitian descent.

Sammy Sosa struck out 150 times, fourth most in the American League.

Sammy Sosa started the 1991 season by hitting two home runs and driving in five runs.

Sammy Sosa continued to hit for power and speed in 1994 but he improved his batting average.

Sammy Sosa continued his success with the Cubs in 1996 as he batted.

Sammy Sosa ended the season with 66, finishing behind McGwire's 70.

Sammy Sosa produced then career-highs in batting average and slugging percentage, at.

Sammy Sosa won the National League Most Valuable Player Award for leading the Cubs into the playoffs in 1998, earning every first-place vote except for the two cast by St Louis writers, who voted for McGwire.

Sammy Sosa was honored with a ticker-tape parade in his honor in New York City, and he was invited to be a guest at US President Bill Clinton's 1999 State of the Union Address.

Sammy Sosa received the Babe Ruth Home Run Award for leading MLB in homers.

Sammy Sosa led the majors in runs and RBI, was second in home runs, second in slugging percentage, first in total bases, third in walks, fourth in on-base percentage, 12th in batting average, and 15th in hits.

Sammy Sosa surpassed his 1998 number in total bases, racking up 425.

In recognition of his accomplishments as a hitter, Sammy Sosa won the Silver Slugger Award in 1995 and in 1998 through 2002.

On June 3,2003, Sammy Sosa was ejected from a Chicago Cubs-Tampa Bay Devil Rays game in the first inning when umpires discovered he had been using a corked bat.

Sammy Sosa stated that he had accidentally used the corked bat, which he claimed he only used during batting practice, and apologized for the incident.

Sammy Sosa finished the season with 40 home runs and hit two more in the 2003 NLCS against the Florida Marlins, falling to the team in seven games.

In May 2004, Sammy Sosa suffered an odd injury while sitting next to his locker chatting with reporters before a game in San Diego's Petco Park.

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Sammy Sosa was diagnosed with back spasms and placed on the disabled list.

Sammy Sosa finished with 35 homers, far below his numbers of his best years.

Sammy Sosa owns numerous team records for the Cubs and he holds the major-league record for the most home runs hit in a month.

Sammy Sosa's tenure came to an end without fanfare, as he did not play in the final game of the regular season per his request, with Sosa reportedly leaving Wrigley Field before the game had ended.

Sammy Sosa did not make the original edition, but for the 2005 update, with his career totals considerably higher, he was ranked at Number 95.

Sammy Sosa was successful during spring training and was added to the team's 25-man roster.

Sammy Sosa started the 2007 season as the Rangers' designated hitter and occasional right fielder.

Sammy Sosa has homered in The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports, near Orlando, Florida, a usually minor-league and Spring training park that hosted a regular season series between the Rangers and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in May 2007, although he did not hit a homer at the two regular season games the Cubs played at the Tokyo Dome in 2000 vs the Mets.

On June 20,2007, Sammy Sosa hit a home run off of Jason Marquis during an inter-league game against the Chicago Cubs.

The home run was the first one that Sammy Sosa had recorded against the Cubs, and as a result he has hit a home run against every active MLB team.

Sammy Sosa is the Cubs' all-time home run leader, having hit 545 with that team.

On May 28,2008, Sammy Sosa announced that he instructed his agent not to offer his services to any MLB team for the 2008 season, and planned on filing for retirement, but never did.

On December 25,2008, Sammy Sosa announced he intended to unretire and play in the World Baseball Classic and test the free agent market in hopes of signing with a Major League ballclub in 2009.

Sammy Sosa said that he had been keeping in shape at his home, and was hoping that after a strong World Baseball Classic he would prove to major-league teams that he was still capable of playing in the MLB.

Sammy Sosa remained a free agent and did not actively look for a team.

Sammy Sosa made the announcement in the Dominican Republic and said that he was calmly looking forward to his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame since his statistics were up to par.

On June 16,2009, The New York Times reported that Sammy Sosa was on a list of players who had tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, in baseball's steroids scandal.

Previously, Sammy Sosa sat alongside Rafael Palmeiro, Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire at a 2005 hearing before Congress.

In results announced on January 9,2013, Sammy Sosa was not elected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America into baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, receiving 12.

Sammy Sosa is married to Sonia Rodriguez, a former Dominican TV dancer, with whom he has six children.

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In 2009, Sammy Sosa appeared at a music awards show looking much lighter in complexion than he had just months earlier.

Sammy Sosa explained that he uses a bleaching cream before going to bed that softens and lightens his skin.