In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peralta and the second or maternal family name is Sosa.
Baseball player
Sammy Sosa
Sosa in 2012
Right fielder
Born: (1968-11-12) November 12, 1968 (age 55) San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 16, 1989, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 2007, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average
.273
Hits
2,408
Home runs
609
Runs batted in
1,667
Teams
Texas Rangers (1989)
Chicago White Sox (1989–1991)
Chicago Cubs (1992–2004)
Baltimore Orioles (2005)
Texas Rangers (2007)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (1995, 1998–2002, 2004)
NL MVP (1998)
6× Silver Slugger Award (1995, 1998–2002)
NL Hank Aaron Award (1999)
Roberto Clemente Award (1998)
2× NL home run leader (2000, 2002)
2× NL RBI leader (1998, 2001)
Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican-American 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. Sosa 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. He is one of nine players in MLB history to hit 600 career home runs.[1]
In 1998, Sosa, along with Mark McGwire, achieved international fame for his home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of Roger Maris' single-season home-run record. With the Cubs, Sosa became a 7-time All-Star while holding numerous team records. He finished his career with stints with the Baltimore Orioles and the Rangers for a second time.[2] With the Rangers, Sosa hit his 600th career home run to become the fifth player in MLB history to reach the milestone.
Sosa is second all-time in home runs among foreign-born MLB players and is one of only three National League players since 1900 to reach 160 RBIs in one season (2001). He is also the only player to have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season three times, which he accomplished in 1998, 1999 and 2001. He did not lead the league in home runs in any of those seasons, although he did lead the league in 2000 with 50 home runs, and in 2002 with 49.
In a 2005 congressional hearing, Sosa—through his attorney—denied having used performance-enhancing drugs during his playing career.
^"Sortable Player Stats". Major League Baseball. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
^Sammy Sosa career stats. Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed June 5, 2007.
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(696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630), Jim Thome (612), and SammySosa (609) are the only other players to have hit 600 or more. Giancarlo Stanton...
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Baseball's (MLB) 1998 season, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and SammySosa of the Chicago Cubs pursued the league's long-standing and highly coveted...
season. Maris' mark was broken 37 years later by both Mark McGwire and SammySosa during the 1998 home run record chase, with McGwire ultimately setting...
and steal 15-plus bases in a single season, joining Babe Ruth (1921), SammySosa (1998), and Ken Griffey Jr. (1997–98) on the all-time list. On September...
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He remained the only player to accomplish this until Mark McGwire and SammySosa matched his feat in 1999 and 2001, respectively. In doing so, they became...
passing the marks in 2007 and 2009, respectively. He is also tied with SammySosa for the most National League 140 RBI seasons at three and the most National...
he hit 50 to finish 4th in the major leagues behind Ken Griffey Jr., SammySosa, and Mark McGwire, who set the home run record that season. In 1999, he...
strikeouts by a batter with 2,597. Jim Thome (2,548), Adam Dunn (2,379), SammySosa (2,306), Alex Rodriguez (2,287), Miguel Cabrera (2,105), and Andrés Galarraga...
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Sheffield and SammySosa—have not been elected to the Hall. Bonds is one of only four members in the 700 home run club and Rodriguez and Sosa are members...
Braves. The season also saw SammySosa, along with Mark McGwire, surpass the existing single-season home run record of 61. Sosa would hold the home run lead...
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