Sammy Sosa
Dominican baseball player · Dominican Republic · On the map · Athletes · Born 1968 · age 58
Samuel Peralta Sosa is a Dominican 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.
Sammy Sosa is read about 754 times a day, in 24 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 11 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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![Sosa wore #21 with the Cubs in honor of his childhood idol Roberto Clemente.[11]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Sosa_cubs_jersey.jpg/500px-Sosa_cubs_jersey.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Sosa wore #21 with the Cubs in honor of his childhood idol Roberto Clemente.[11]
Sosa as a member of the Chicago Cubs
Sosa in 2004
Sosa in spring training with the Orioles in 2005
Sosa with the Orioles in 2005
Sosa played his final MLB season with the Rangers in 2007 before retiring two years later.
Sosa's plaque in the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame at Wrigley FieldAwards
About this person
He 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. Sosa is one of nine players in MLB history to hit 600 career home runs.
The same award as Sammy
Rollie FingersBoth received Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Mark McGwireBoth received Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award
Clayton KershawBoth received Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Paul MolitorBoth received Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award
Reggie JacksonBoth received Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Mariano RiveraBoth received Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award