He hit .308 with a career-high 66 homers and 158 RBIs in his 1998 MVP season for the Cubs — and was part of that memorable home run chase with McGwire, the first major leaguer to hit 70 homers.

On June 1, Sosa hit two more homers and the biggest home run month in MLB history was underway. ... Home runs. Sammy Sosa. June, 1998. 20. Giancarlo Stanton. Aug., 2017. 18. Rudy York.

In 1999 McGwire edged Sosa in the home run race by two when he hit 65. In 2000, Sosa led the majors with 50 when McGwire was so injured that the Cardinals needed to obtain Will Clark to fill their ...

Sosa hit a career-high 66 home runs in 1998, one of three times in his career he eclipsed the 60-home run milestone. He finished his career with 609 long balls, ranking ninth on MLB's all-time ...

Although Sosa did not win this year, this Derby is one may fans go back to rewatch, mainly thanks to his 15 home runs that were hit 480 feet or further. 2004: Minute Maid Park/Houston, TX ...

Sammy Sosa had quite a month in June 1998. And hardly anybody saw it coming. Except maybe Sammy. “In '96, '97 I was coming up with some great years,” Sosa told NBC Sports Chicago’s David Kaplan in ...

OK, so he didn’t hit 70 home runs. He didn’t even hit 66 again.But when was the last time the sequel lived up to the original? (Rocky II? Jaws 2? Not even close.) Sammy Sosa’s amazing 63 ...

A week without a home run raised questions Sammy Sosa knew he’d eventually answer with his bat. The seven-time All-Star homered for the first time with his new team Tuesday night, hitting the ...

Chicago Cubs fans were grieving the death of longtime announcer and “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” crooner Harry Caray on Opening Day in 1998. Soon, they would have a reason to smile. T… ...

By 1998, when the Cubs’ Sammy Sosa and the Cardinals’ Mark McGwire started the slugfest that captivated the nation, I should have known better. After all, what was then nearly two decad… ...

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 ...

Sosa played for the Cubs from 1992-2004, winning the '98 NL MVP award and making seven All-Star teams while hitting 545 homers with Chicago. Advertisement Article continues below this ad ...