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Sammy Sosa
Dominican baseball player (born )
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peralta and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.
Baseball player
| Sammy Sosa | |
|---|---|
Sosa in | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born: () November 12, (age&#;56) San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| June 16,&#;,&#;for the&#;Texas Rangers | |
| September 29,&#;,&#;for the&#;Texas Rangers | |
| Batting average | |
| Hits | 2, |
| Home runs | |
| Runs batted in | 1, |
| Stats at Baseball Reference&#; | |
Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, ) is a Dominican-American former professional baseballright 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 and became regarded as one of the game's best hitters. Sosa hit his th home run in his 1,th game and his 5,rd at-bat, reaching this milestone quicker th
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Sosa, Sammy –
Professional baseball player
Flipped Between Majors and Minors
Joined the Cubs
Signed a Controversial Contract
A Historic Season
Enduring Stardom and Corked Bats
Selected writings
Sources
Sammy Sosa, the Chicago Cubs outfielder who was involved in the most dramatic home run race in baseball history in , evolved into one of the most well-rounded and best-loved players of the early s. Early in his career, Sosa was an offensive force with weak defensive and baserunning skills. But following his epic chase of the single-season, home-run record&#x;in which his 66 home runs placed second to slugger Mark McGwire&#x;s 70&#x;Sosa determined to become better at every part of the game. In Sosa recovered from a bat-corking incident to lead the Chicago Cubs deep into the utslagsmatcher. Cubs fans, long accustomed to having their grupp lose, hope that Swingin&#x; Sammy Sosa will some day lead the Cubs to a World Series victory.
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Sammy Sosa
Sammy Sosa was born Samuel Sosa Peralta in San Pedro de Marcoris, Dominican Republic, on November 12, His father, Juan, a farmer, died when Sosa was only 7 years old, leaving his mother, Lucrecia, to raise him, his four brothers, and two sisters. To help support his family, Sosa shined shoes, sold oranges by the roadside, and later worked as a janitor in a local shoe factory. As a boy, he played a primitive form of baseball in the streets near his home, but it was not until he was 14 years old that he joined what he later described as "a real team." He quickly showed an aptitude for the game. Only a year later, at age 15, Sosa signed a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies; the contract, however, was later declared void because of Sosa's age.
When Sosa was 16, Omar Minaya, a scout for the Texas Rangers, invited the young Dominican to a tryout in the northern city of Puerto Plata, five hours by bus from his home. Malnourished and frail, Sosa nevertheless showed promise