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ABOUT
Former MLB star and longtime Chicago Cub who hit 609 career home runs and became the first player in league history to top 60 home runs in three separate seasons.He tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.He had a historic home run battle with Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire in 1998, while both players were chasing Roger Maris' single season home run record.
BEFORE FAMEHe was called Mikey by his entire family.
PERSONAL LIFEHe was married to Karen Lee Bright in 1990, but the couple divorced in 1991. He then married Sonia Rodriguez in 1992. He has two daughters, Kenia and Keysha, and two sons, Michael and Sammy Jr.
Historical Events in the Life of Sammy Sosa
1997-5-26 Sammy Sosa (Cubs) & Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park HRs
2000-9-16 Sammy Sosa becomes the second player to hit 50 or more home runs in three consecutive years, joining Mark McGwire
Baseball player Sammy Sosa were born on Tuesday, in a leap year, birthstone is Topaz, the seaon was Fall in the Chinese year of Monkey, it is 306 days until Sammy Sosa next birthday.
