Seeing the number featured in the ballpark with the rest of the retired numbers is cool and it's always an opportunity to ...

CHICAGO — It has been 20 years since Sammy Sosa was celebrated and revered ... of 1998 that saved the game of baseball when he and Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris’ homerun record.

The Chicago Cubs’ Sammy Sosa, left, and the St. Louis Cardinals’ Mark McGwire talk to the media before the beginning of a game on Sept. 8, 1998. (Christina Macias/Belleville News-Democrat ...

A Brief Oral History of SI's Most (Un)Godly Cover: The Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa Toga Shoot McGwire was a 12-time All Star, a two-time World Series champion, three-time Silver Slugger and five-time ...

CHICAGO — Sammy Sosa jogged onto the stage ... Sosa became a national figure when he staged a memorable home run duel with Mark McGwire during the 1998 season. Sosa went deep 66 times and ...

Nicknamed Slammin’ Sammy, he hit a franchise-record 545 homers and drove in 1,414 runs in 13 years on the North Side. Sosa became a national figure when he staged a memorable home run duel with Mark ...

Sammy Sosa commented Friday on his induction into ... In 1998, Sosa and then-St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire both had a season for the ages, as they battled it out to set the ...

CHICAGO – Former Chicago Cub and fan favorite Sammy Sosa will attend the 2025 Cubs ... enhancing drugs for several years after he and Mark McGwire revitalized MLB during the 1998 season that ...

Nicknamed Slammin' Sammy, he hit a franchise-record ... when he staged a memorable home run duel with Mark McGwire during the 1998 season. Sosa went deep 66 times and won the NL MVP award, and ...