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Sammy Sosa is a former Dominican professional baseball player, who played as a right fielder. He is known to be the only player who has hit home runs of sixty or more three times in one season.

Personal life

Sammy Sosa was born as Samuel Kelvin Peralta Sosa in San Pedro de Macoris, the Dominican Republic on 12th November He was named Samuel by his grandmother from his mother’s side.

Biography video for kids Archived from the original on July 25, I would like to come back and say, 'Hey, I'm here. But he also says, "I miss the game. Sosa was also honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.

When Sosa was only 7 years old, his father passed away and he began supporting his family doing small jobs. In , he got an opportunity to go to the United States and play baseball for a Florida based minor league team. In , Sosa married Sonia Rodriguez, a dancer on the Dominican television. The couple is blessed with six children: Kenia, Keysha, Kalexy, Sammy Jr, Michael and Ronaldo.

During the course of his long and successful baseball career, he has been frequently accused of usage of drugs to enhance his performance. In , when he appeared on TV with a lighter skin tone than his original complexion he was heavily criticized by the Latino community, he came on a Spanish show to explain the reason for the sudden change.

Sammy sosa biography video on george michael He was thrilled to be chasing Maris with the 6' 5" McGwire. His father died when he was seven-years-old. Sosa isn't in hiding; he's just not where anyone expected him to be. Sosa, Rangers agree in principle to deal.

Career

Three years after he played for the Florida based minor league, on 16th June , he played for The Texas Rangers which was his major league debut. He started off as the starting left fielder wearing jersey number In less than a month he was traded off to the Chicago White Sox.

In his first season with the team, he made 15 home runs.

He also holds the record for the fourth highest strikeout in the American League history. In , Sosa was further traded to the Chicago Cubs for George Bell, the outfielder.

In , he was added to his 1st All-Star team. Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire caught national attention when they both set off to overthrow Roger Maris’s exceptional record of scoring 61 home runs in just a single season.

Razzies Agyness Deyn 01 Mar, Yosh Kawano clubhouse manager Pieper public address announcer. He is one of nine players in MLB history to hit career home runs. Sosa's 76 bats were tested by Major League Baseball.

McGwire made 70 home runs and Sosa 66 in that season. Both McGwire and Saso shared he ‘Sportsman of the Year’ award given by Sports Illustrated.

In , Sosa was given the title of the National League Most Valuable Player Award. He was celebrated with a parade in New York City to honor his big win.

Sammy Sosa - Wikipedia My heart. His tenure came to an end without fanfare, as he did not play in the final game of the regular season played in Chicago per his request, with Sosa reportedly leaving Wrigley Field before the game had ended. They'd say hello at first base or outside media rooms. The attack, now the stuff of Cubs legend, seems to suggest that Sosa had turned off many with whom he'd shared the clubhouse.

Baltimore Orioles was Saso’s team from to

In he took a year off. The following year Sosa signed with his original team The Texas Rangers for a minor league game as an occasional right fielder and hitter. After many announcements of retirement, finally in Sosa retired from the baseball league, he announced the news in the Dominican Republic.

He had said then that he was looking forward to seeing his name in the Baseball Hall of Fame, given his exceptional career record. Sosa has not yet been able to make it to Hall of Fame due to the performance-enhancing drug scandals that raised during his career.

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