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Jun 10, 2020 · With runners on second and third in the bottom of the first inning, Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa, who was in a bit of a slump at the time, smacked a low breaking ball from Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher Jeremi Gonzalez to second base.
Jun 4, 2003 · Sosa was ejected in the first inning after his bat shattered on a groundout to second base and pieces of cork were found among the shards. Plate umpire Tim McClelland conferred with his crew,...
Jun 4, 2018 · This weekend marked an ignominious anniversary in Cubs lore, as it has been exactly 15 years since Sammy Sosa’s bat split open on a ground ball, revealing a terrible secret.
June 3, 2003, Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa uses a corked bat in a game against the Devil Rays and is ejected and suspended for 8 games. He appealed his suspension, and it...
Jun 4, 2003 · Sammy Sosa, the Chicago Cubs outfielder who brought passion, power and a joie de vivre to memorable home run races with Mark McGwire in the 1990's, was ejected last night at Wrigley Field in...
Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa was ejected in the first inning of Tuesday night's game against Tampa Bay right when umpires found cork in his shattered bat.
Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball Friday for using a corked bat, and he immediately appealed the decision.
Sosa broke his bat during a first-inning groundout Tuesday and umpires found a half-dollar-sized piece of cork in the barrel. Sosa immediately was ejected from the game, a dramatic 3-2 Cubs...
Jun 4, 2003 · With one swing, Sammy Sosa shattered a bat and, perhaps, his image Tuesday night.
Jun 5, 2003 · On Tuesday night, Sosa's bat shattered when he hit a ground ball to second base in the first inning, and cork was found when Tampa Bay catcher Toby Hall picked up the barrel of the bat. He...
