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Sammy Sosa makes his return to the Chicago Cubs and their spring training home and Justin Turner is thrilled to see the slugger ...

“Anytime you can get a guy around like that, you automatically revert to the little kid that was watching him do his thing, do the Sammy Sosa hop,” Turner said. “And you just have a lot of ...

“Obviously he’s one of the greats, so anytime you can get a guy around like that I think you automatically revert to the little kid who was watching him do his thing, do the Sammy Sosa hop ...

Reconciliation with the Chicago Cubs reached a new level for Sammy Sosa on Wednesday, when he wore the team uniform for the first time in 21 years at their spring complex in Mesa, Ariz.

“I believe in time,” Sosa told USA Today from Cubs spring training in Arizona. “Nobody’s perfect. Time will heal all wounds. I really believe that one day the door will be open for us.

Sure enough, Bruján slugged a home run in his next at-bat, adding a nice Sammy-hop to make for a perfect moment for Sosa’s much-anticipated return to Mesa. “I hope it’s that easy ...

“Obviously he’s one of the greats, so anytime you can get a guy around like that I think you automatically revert to the little kid who was watching him do his thing, do the Sammy Sosa hop ...

None." “I played hard and I made a lot of people happy," the athlete continued. MLB Legend Sammy Sosa Appears to Admit to Steroid Use as He Reconciles with Chicago Cubs: ‘I Made Mistakes ...

He shuffles his feet, lowers his head and temporarily looks away. “Man, I don’t really want to go that route," Sosa softly says to USA TODAY Sports, “not now." Sosa’s voice halts ...

Reconciliation with the Chicago Cubs reached a new level for Sammy Sosa on Wednesday ... Turner said Wednesday he practiced "the hop" Sosa used after connecting for a home run.