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.

At the same time, the Chicago Cubs awarded Sosa's # 21 to new pitcher Jason Marquis, despite the fact that it was formerly worn by Sosa, who coincidentally later hit his 600th home run against Marquis.

After three more wins, he drew once again, this time against Jose Ibiris, but in his next fight, he was able to take the Córdoba State Flyweight title away from Carlos Reyes Sosa in Villa María with a 12 round decision.

Canseco was at one time the all-time leader in home runs among Latino players ; he was later surpassed by Manny Ramirez, Carlos Delgado, Rafael Palmeiro, Alex Rodriguez, and Sammy Sosa.

Some of the greatest home run hitters of all time – such as Reggie Jackson and Sammy Sosa – were notorious for striking out.

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.

They were soon joined by second guitarist Matias Sosa and bassist Carlos Peña and Dark Moor's former keyboard player, Roberto Camús, who had left the band in 2002, offered to play with Dreamaker, but left the band in a short time and was replaced by Nino Ruiz.

This was Thome's 609th home run, tying Sammy Sosa for 7th all time in home runs while also setting the new record for most walk-off home runs ( 13 ) in the modern era.

Two of these nine, Bonds and Sammy Sosa, will be eligible for the first time in the next Hall of Fame elections in.

Some notable players of that time were goalkeeper Agustín Mario Cejas, Rubén Sosa, Roberto Perfumo, Alfio Basile, Norberto Raffo, Rubén Díaz, Nelson Chabay, Jaime Martinoli, Juan Carlos Cárdenas, Juan Carlos Rulli, Juan José Rodríguez, Humberto Maschio, Federico Sacchi and Oreste Corbatta, who is regarded as the best Argentine right winger of all-time.

* Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey, Jr. and Greg Vaughn all hit 30 home runs before the All-Star break ( the first time four players had done so in the same season ) and engage in a historic chase for Roger Maris's single-season record of 61 home runs.

He started 1993 in a center field platoon with Dwight Smith, later splitting time with Sammy Sosa when the latter wasn't playing in right field.

The group was narrowed down to five finalists, Ivette Sosa, Maile Misajon, Ana Maria Lombo, Nicole Scherzinger, and Rosanna Tavarez, over several prime time episodes.

Antero Sosa Soriano ( January 3, 1888 – June 1929 ) was a Philippine senator and Governor of the Province of Cavite from Tanza, Cavite during President Manuel L. Quezon's time.

At the same time, the City Council was constituted by Horacio Ramiro González ( First City Council president ), Marcelo Nadal, Adalberto Montes de Oca, Luis Sosa, and Jose Gonzalez composing Justicialist Party bloc.

Sosa started the 2007 season with yet another one-year contract, this time for $ 1. 25 million and as a member of the New York Mets, and playing for the Mets ' Triple-A affiliate in New Orleans.

As a result of his hot start, when the time came for Hernandez to come off the disabled list, the Mets chose to keep Sosa with the team and have him replace struggling rookie Mike Pelfrey in the starting rotation on a permanent basis.

On May 28, Sosa signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros, but was released in July.

On December 18, 2008, Sosa signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals.

Sosa caught fire in June, hitting a major league record 20 home runs in the month, and his home run race with Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire transformed the pair into international superstars in a matter of weeks.

Sosa made his major league debut on June 16, 1989, with the Texas Rangers, and he hit first career home run off Roger Clemens.

Sosa's performance in the month of June, during which Sosa belted 20 home runs, knocked in 47 runs, and posted an. 842 slugging percentage, was one of the greatest offensive outbursts in major league history.

Sosa once again led the league in home runs with 49 in.

On April 26, 2007, Sosa made history by hitting a home run in his 45th major league ballpark.

His 49 home runs were a Dodgers single-season record, but only tied for 4th in the league, behind Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Luis González.

Notable card in this set is Sammy Sosa, Donruss was the only company to release a licensed major league baseball card of him in 1989.

In May, Sosa suffered an odd injury while sitting next to his locker chatting with reporters before a game in San Diego's PETCO Park.

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.

González was signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in Puerto Rico on May 30, 1986, at the age of 16 ( after signing Sammy Sosa and before signing Iván Rodríguez two years later ).

Sosa returned to Argentina in 1982, several months before the military regime collapsed as a result of the Malvinas War, and gave a series of concerts at the Opera theatre in Buenos Aires, where she invited many of her younger colleagues to share the stage.

The Janghang Line would link up with a planned southern extension of the Daegok – Sosa – Wonsi Line before Hwayang Station.

The death of the New Governor, a change of position decided in Spain, Lope de Sosa, in 1520 before even landing and taking possession, the expeditions with military garrisons after from Panamá and Nata, to reduce the " disorders " promoted by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, a. k. a. Francisco Fernández de Córdoba, the diversion from New Governor of Castilla del Oro since 1526, now, more or less Panamá, Pedro de los Ríos, getting a nomination for himself as a new Governor of Nicaragua in 1527 tell us about the utmost energy of this Spanish " converso " family background man, already approaching his nineties.

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

Later when the deceased's family and friends finds out that is was Ox who ordered the hit, Pelpa, the gang's leader and close friend of Sosa, sends a hit squad to kill him in his home, and Ox is able to kill them all before a femme fatale named Chiquita swoops down from his top floor and slits his throat.

Sosa was traded from the Devil Rays to the Atlanta Braves for infielder Nick Green just before the season.

On June 3, 2003, Sosa was ejected from a Chicago Cubs-Tampa Bay Devil Rays game in the first inning when umpires discovered he had been using a corked bat.

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

* 85 extra-base hits or more for four consecutive years, something only 2 other players -- Lou Gehrig ( 5 ) and Sammy Sosa ( 4 )-- have ever done.

His first game-winning hit occurred on May 5 with a 2-out double just out of the reach of a chasing Andruw Jones in the bottom of the 14th inning off Jorge Sosa to defeat the Atlanta Braves, 8 – 7.

Sosa compiled a 5. 28 ERA in his short stint with the Cardinals and was not included on the postseason roster, missing the Cardinals ' victory in the 2006 World Series.

Sosa signed a one – year contract with the Chunichi Dragons on February 5, 2012.