Sammy Sosa breaks his bat during the 1st inning with Tampa Bay. Plate umpire Tim McClelland conferred with the other umpires, noticing something in the bat handle. Sosa was ejected from game and ...

Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa shatters his bat as he grounds out to second base in the first inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Chicago, Tuesday, June 3, 2003.

Half of the corked bat that slugger Sammy Sosa snapped in two is on the auction block. It happened back in 2003, when Sosa was playing for the Chicago Cubs in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Remember when Sammy got caught using a corked bat? It was six years ago, June 3, 2003. That night, Lou Piniella managed the Devil Rays from the visiting dugout at Wrigley Field. Mark Prior lasted ...

Last week two of the most disreputable beneficiaries of MLB’s and “Bottom Line” Bud Selig’s intentional neglect of what no ...

CHICAGO – An embarrassed Sammy Sosa (search) apologized for using a corked bat (search), admitting he let down many of his fans with what he claimed was an honest mistake. But how can the ...

CHICAGO – With one swing, Sammy Sosa shattered a bat and, perhaps, his image last night. In the first inning of the Chicago Cubs’ 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Sosa’s bat ...

With one swing, Sammy Sosa shattered a bat and, perhaps, his image Tuesday night. In the first inning of the Chicago Cubs’ 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Sosa’s bat splintered as ...

Sammy Sosa got caught playing with a corked bat last night. Sportswriters are riffing on the damage done to Sammy the Player, Sammy the Man, Sammy the Bull, and the doe-eyed youngsters sitting in ...

Twenty years ago, former Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa's infamous corked bat scandal left a black spot on his baseball legacy. During a game between the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Devil Rays on ...

Friday wasn't just about welcoming back Sammy Sosa. It was a continuance of this era of forgiveness in baseball.

Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa was caught using an illegal bat in Tuesday night's game. Hear how he explains the corked bat and how the incident may affect Sosa's marketability and his place in ...