Except maybe Sammy. “In '96, '97 I was coming up with some great years,” Sosa told NBC Sports Chicago’s David Kaplan in 2018. “And I know [1998] is going to be the year I’m going to explode.” In 1996, ...

It will look back at Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's legendary 1998 ... it was still a blowout: On June 1, Sosa hit two more homers and the biggest home run month in MLB history was underway.

There is little doubt baseball fans in 1998 were captivated by the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa with little thought to their home run totals showing any suspicions of ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Sammy ... magical home run summer of 1998. The neck-and-neck race between the St. Louis Cardinals’ Mark McGwire and Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa was ...

The summer of 1998 saw Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire duel for the chance to break Roger Maris's single-season home-run record, a chase credited with bringing fans back to ballparks after labor ...

ARLINGTON, Texas – Sammy Sosa's 600th homer resembled ... Ruth is third on the home run list with 714 and Mays is fourth with 660. Sosa had a similar homer drought. No. 600 was only his second ...

In 18th place. Yep, there was one name missing all season from the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa chase to break Roger Maris’ single-season home run record of 61. That would be Barry Bonds, who five ...

In an exclusive 2018 interview, former Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa expressed pride about his 1998 home run chase with Mark McGwire despite the PED allegations. The MLB world is no stranger to the ...

Oakland Athletics v Baltimore Orioles. Miguel Tejada #10, Melvin Mora #6, Sammy Sosa #21, Rafael Palmeiro #25, Javy Lopez #18 and the Baltimore Orioles observe the National Anthem during pregame ...

One thing that’s just around the corner: the MLB Home Run Derby. The greatest All-Star ... watching Chicago Cubs legend Sammy Sosa take center stage. It’s no secret Sosa was a power threat ...

ATLANTA -- Step aside Junior, Sammy's the man. Slammin' Sammy Sosa ended Ken Griffey Jr.'s two-year reign as Home Run Derby champion, hitting the longest, loudest and largest number of shots at ...