Sammy Sosa

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Sammy Sosa is a Dominican former Major League Baseball slugger best known for his prolific home run hitting during the late 1990s and early 2000s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player
human
professional baseball player
right fielder
AllStarSelections 7
bats right
battingAverage .273
battingHand right-handed batter
countryOfCitizenship Dominican Republic
dateOfBirth 1968-11-12
era early 21st century
late 20th century
ethnicGroup Afro-Dominican
familyName Sosa
finalMLBGameDate 2007-09-29
finalMLBTeam Texas Rangers
fullName Sosa
surface form: Samuel Peralta Sosa
givenName Samuel
hallOfFameStatus not inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame as of 2024
hits 2408
homeRuns 609
HomeRunTitles 2
jerseyNumber 21
languageSpoken English
Spanish
league Major League Baseball
MLBDebutDate 1989-06-16
MLBDebutTeam Texas Rangers
MVPAward 1998 National League Most Valuable Player
notableEvent 1998 home run race with Mark McGwire
notableFor 1998 home run chase
Chicago Cubs career
home run hitting
placeOfBirth San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
playedForTeam Baltimore Orioles
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (second stint)
position right fielder
runsBattedIn 1667
SilverSluggerAwards 6
singleSeasonHomeRuns 66
singleSeasonHomeRunYear 1998
sport baseball
stolenBases 234
team Chicago Cubs
surface form: Chicago Cubs (primary team)
throwingHand right-handed thrower
throws right

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Chicago Cubs notablePlayer Sammy Sosa