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CHICAGO (AP) -- Disbelief. Shock. Embarrassment. Baseball fans experienced a wide range of emotions as news spread that Sammy Sosa had used a corked bat.

CHICAGO (AP) -- The bats have been checked and the interviews done. Now all Sammy Sosa can do is wait to see what his punishment will be for using a corked bat. Bob Watson, baseball's vice ...

Twenty years ago, former Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa's infamous corked bat scandal left a black spot on his baseball legacy.

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.

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.

Martinez believed that the media's coverage of Sammy Sosa after the corked-bat incident was racist.

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Sammy Sosa's ejection in the first inning of a game against the Devil Rays for using a corked bat.

An x-ray of the barrel of the alleged Mantle bat. (Grey Flannel Auctions) Earlier this month, Grey Flannel Auctions made waves by listing a corked bat that was said to have been used by Mickey ...

Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs walks to the batting cage prior to a game on June 4, 2003 -- the day after he was ejected for using a corked bat.

Harry Caray's Restaurant is now the owner of the infamous corked bat used by Sammy Sosa in 2003.

Mike Remlinger's attempt to sell Sammy Sosa's corked bat from 2003 failed yesterday when the reserve price he'd set wasn't met during an auction in which the high bid was $14,407.