Sosa finished his career with brief stints with the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers.

Sosa finished the season with 40 home runs, and he hit two more in the 2003 NLCS against the Florida Marlins, but overall, the Cubs lost the series in seven games.

He finished 1977 with four more wins, including a knockout in six in a rematch with Reyes Sosa.

He was named the NL Silver Slugger Award winner for the third base position, and he finished fourth in NL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) voting, behind Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Luis Gonzalez.

After the Club World Cup participation, Estudiantes finished second in the 2010 Clausura ( with local favorite José Sosa playing on loan ), and won the 2010 Apertura after a protracted battle against Vélez Sarsfield.

Sosa eventually became the NL MVP that season, even though Mark McGwire finished with 4 more home runs.

Sosa in spring training with the Orioles in 2005.

On January 28, 2005, the Cubs traded Sosa to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for infielder / outfielder Jerry Hairston, Jr., infielder Mike Fontenot, and RHP Dave Crouthers.

Under the deal, Sosa earned $ 17, 875, 000 for the 2005 season, with the Cubs paying $ 7 million of his salary.

By playing for the 2005 Orioles alongside fellow 500-home-run batter Rafael Palmeiro, Sosa and Palmeiro became the first 500 home run club members in history to play together on the same team after reaching the 500 home run plateau.

Sosa did not make the original edition, but for the 2005 update, with his career totals considerably higher, he was ranked at Number 95.

Previously, Sosa sat alongside Rafael Palmeiro, Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire at a 2005 hearing before Congress.

The theatre's final performance before its closure for refurbishment works in 2005 was a concert on November 1 starring folklore singer Mercedes Sosa in performance with the Argentine National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Pedro Ignacio Calderón.

Mercedes Sosa in 2005, with Argentina's then-First Lady ( now president ), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Prior to the 2005 season, Hairston was traded to the Chicago Cubs ( along with Oriole prospects Mike Fontenot and David Crouthers ) for Sammy Sosa, thereby cementing Roberts's position as the Orioles ' starting second baseman.

As a result, she has created some remarkable collaborations with other artists and international musicians, including Joan Baez in an anti-war concert that took place in Tel Aviv in 1988 ; Mercedes Sosa ; Oliver Shante, Germany ; Stadio, Italy ; the Greek singer Glykeria ; Noa ; Anwar Ebrahem from Tunisia, Enzo Avetable of Italy ; Nani Cayemi in Brazil ; Robert Wyatt in the UK and The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra ( UK ) in 2005, and many others.

The Cubs had traded superstar Sammy Sosa, who had previously been one of their best hitters, before the 2005 season.

Lee showed early on that he could more than compensate for the loss, and while Sosa had a disappointing 2005 season with the Baltimore Orioles, Lee had a career year.

Sosa enjoyed a breakout season with the Braves in 2005.

During his strong 2005 season, Sosa earned a reputation for his extraordinary ability to get out of jams he created for himself, as opposing batters hit just. 194 with runners in scoring position, and. 063 with the bases loaded.

But the magic that made Sosa so successful in 2005 ran out, as he stumbled to a 2-9 start, while being doomed by an inordinate number of home runs.

After the retirement of Sandberg and the trade of Dunston, the Cubs had holes to fill and the signing of Henry Rodriguez, known affectionately at " H-Rod " to bat cleanup provided protection for Sammy Sosa in the lineup, as Rodriguez slugged 31 round-trippers in his first season in Chicago.

Sosa had perhaps his finest season and Jon Lieber led the staff with a 20 win season.

Furthermore, Sosa is one of only two National League players to ever reach 160 RBIs in a season, a milestone he reached in 2001.

Sosa is the only player to have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season three times.

Sosa started the 1991 season by hitting 2 home runs and driving in 5 runs.

Sosa batted. 260 with 8 home runs and 25 RBIs in his first season with the Cubs.

It was in this season that both Sosa and Mark McGwire were involved in the " home run record chase ", when both players ' prowess for hitting home runs drew national attention as they attempted to pass Roger Maris ' single season home run mark of 61 home runs that had stood since.

Sosa ended the season with 66 ( still a team record ), behind McGwire's 70.

Sosa wore the iconic # 21 with the Cubs in honor of his childhood idol Roberto Clemente Also in 1998, Sosa's 416 total bases were the most in a single season since Stan Musial's 429 in.

In the season, Sosa hit 63 home runs, again trailing Mark McGwire who hit 65.

According to the New York Times of June 16, 2009, Sosa had also tested positive for steroids at some point during the season.

Sosa requested to sit out the last game of the season, which was at home against the Atlanta Braves, and he left Wrigley Field early in the game.

Sosa became only the fifth man in history, following Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Barry Bonds, to hit 600 regular season home runs.

On May 28,, Sosa announced that he instructed his agent not to offer his services to any Major League team for the 2008 season, and planned on filing for retirement, but never did.

In 1998, Henderson and Valenzuela were gone, but newly acquired ( from the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins ) pitcher Kevin Brown had a sensational year ( his only one with the Padres ) and outfielder / slugger Greg Vaughn bounced back after a poor 1997 season and hit 50 home runs ( overlooked in that season of the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa race ).

Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa dedicated each of his 66 home runs that season to Caray.

His accomplishment of 61 home runs in a season, which was greatly debated in its own time, came back to the forefront in 1998, when the record was broken by both Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.

Kevin Brown's tenure with the Padres during the 1998 season was somewhat marred when the San Diego fans chose to cheer slugger Sammy Sosa during his home run chase along with Mark McGwire.

) 56 home runs stood as the NL record until the 1998 season, when it was broken by Sammy Sosa ( 66 ) and Mark McGwire ( 70 ).

Sosa continued to hit for power and speed in 1994 but he also improved his batting average.

Sosa stated that he had accidentally used the corked bat, which he claimed he only used during batting practice.

Signed by the Colorado Rockies as an amateur free agent in, Sosa spent his first five minor league seasons as an outfielder, but was converted to a pitcher when it was discovered that his arm strength was superior to his batting abilities.