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Baseball legend Sammy Sosa received a hero's welcome back home when he returned to Wrigley Field. The retired Chicago Cubs ...

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He ran across the stage, and danced to the song, “Let Me Clear My Throat,’’ waving a small American flag, throwing his arms up in the air, and cupping his ears.

Until this past offseason, Sosa had been largely estranged from the Cubs. “I always believed that it was going to happen,” ...

It was almost as if Sosa was still hitting 60 home runs a year, running to right field, bowing in front of the fans, blowing kisses to the TV cameras, and becoming one of the most popular athletes ...

Sammy Sosa (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Imagn Images) Sammy Sosa will go down in baseball history as one of the game’s most iconic figures from the late 1990s. After years have passed since he last ...

Sosa finished his big league career with a .273 batting average and 609 homers — currently ninth on the career list. He also had 1,667 RBIs and 234 stolen bases in 18 seasons from 1989 to 2007.

CHICAGO — No matter what you know, what you think or how it looks now, highlights of Sammy Sosa hitting home runs set to Pat Hughes’ radio calls will still give you goosebumps and put a smile ...

But when “SAMMY” floated across the screen, and when Sosa emerged following the video from behind a curtain with an American flag in hand, the crowd erupted.

On Friday, Sosa apologized only for being away from the team for so long. He received a huge ovation when he was announced during opening ceremonies and ran onto the stage with an American Flag.