Where is sammy sosa from

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Sosa started his baseball career with the Texas Rangers in , but was quickly traded to the Chicago White Sox a month later.

Sammy Sosa's career was sometimes shadowed with allegations of cheating and drug use: he was caught with a corked bat against MLB rules in , and fell out of favor with his fans and teammates for a period of time afterward. Made his 15th career Opening Day start, 13th as a Cub Made his 12th straight start in right field for the Cubs, a club record.

Was on the disabled list, May June 18, with a sprained ligament in his lower back Saw his string of 6 straight homer seasons end Only Babe Ruth 7 and Alex Rodriguez 6, also ended in have had as many.

Louis - a 15th-inning 2-run shot off Jeff Fassero to give the Cubs a win in the first game of a doubleheader. Milwaukee, July 11 vs. Atlanta and September 25 at Cincinnati Tampa Bay by crew chief Tim McClelland after his shattered bat contained cork.

Louis' Matt Morris. Sammy had another solid season at the plate, finishing the year with 40 homers, RBI and a. Milwaukee, he went 3-for-3 with 3 runs scored, a double and a pair of homers. Atlanta his 18th career affair with at least 4 hits , he hit a pair of solo shots off Mike Hampton. Minnesota, he had 47 homers and RBI in his last 98 games -- including a trio of 3-homer contests August 9 vs.

Colorado, August 22 vs. Milwaukee, September 23 at Houston and six 2-homer affairs. Montreal -- on the 11th anniversary of his big league debut. Player of the Month Award for July after hitting. All-Star Game starting lineup for the second straight year and went to the Midsummer Classic for the fourth time. New York, August 15 at St.

Louis and August August 21 vs.