There’s one thing pure about seeing Sammy Sosa sporting Chicago Cubs’ blue. It simply is sensible, and it harkens again to the “good ole days” of MLB when Sosa and Mark McGwire had been locked within the residence run battle for the ages.
Each pair of eyes within the sports activities world was tuned in to each at-bat for the 2 sluggers in 1998. McGwire ended the season with 70 residence runs, whereas Sosa completed with 66. Technically, the previous St. Louis Cardinals slugger received that battle, however Sosa turned a baseball legend within the course of as nicely.
Sosa retired in 2007, and although he performed for 4 groups throughout his legendary MLB profession, he was finest identified for his time in Chicago, which resulted in 2004.
The difficulty for Sosa was that his relationship with the Cubs had grow to be controversial due to his interactions with efficiency enhancing medication throughout his time with the workforce. He reportedly tested positive for PEDs in 2003.
That led to a breakup between the 2 events that lasted over 20 years, however Sosa just lately apologized for that a part of his profession. He is not formally a part of the group anymore, however he was seen giving hitting recommendation within the Cubs dugout throughout spring coaching.
