Sammy Sosa makes Cubs return
Two decades later, Sammy Sosa returns to Cubs spring training as a guest instructor
When Sosa was last at Cubs spring training he was a player working out at their old facilities at Hohokam Stadium. A decade later, the Cubs got a much-needed upgrade and moved to a different part of Mesa. “This looks like Disney World,” Sosa said. “It’s incredible, beautiful. We didn’t have that when we played.”
Sammy Sosa joins Cubs spring training for first time in 21 years: 'I feel like a player again'
Sammy Sosa watched his advice to Vidal Bruján put into practice as the switch hitter lifted a no-doubter over the left-field fence. He hopped out of the box as his homer landed halfway up the berm, in a nod to the Cubs legend sitting in the dugout Tuesday.
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Sights and sounds in spring training: How Cubs hitters are influencing each other
Speedy Pete Crow-Armstrong generated a run in the sixth inning by creating chaos on the basepaths. He stole second, and the throw bounced into center field. He checked behind him as he ran to third and then took off for home, sliding headfirst across the plate. He also made an impressive sliding catch on a short fly ball in the second.
More than two decades had passed since Sammy Sosa last stepped foot inside the Cubs’ spring complex. When the franchise icon ...
Sosa arrived at Cubs camp this week, less than two months after he and the team reconciled following two decades of silence.
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