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Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field on Friday for the first time since his final game as a member of the Chicago Cubs in 2004. The Cubs posted videos and pictures of Sosa walking inside the ...

Sosa played 13 seasons with the Cubs, hitting 545 home runs over that stretch. Cubs legend Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in 21 years on Friday. Matt Marton-Imagn Images ...

Fans continued to stand and cheer for Sosa as he mimicked his old home run celebration. The team also tweeted pictures of Sosa multiple times during the contest. HUG ME, SAMMY pic.twitter.com ...

Sammy Sosa hits a home run at Wrigley Field against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1999. - John Zich/AFP/Getty Images ...

On Friday morning, Sosa posed for photos with rising Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong outside the team's clubhouse and a video showed Sosa embracing manager Craig Counsell in his office before the game.

BASEBALL Sammy Sosa celebrated in his return to Cubs, Wrigley Field for the first time in two decades By Matt Carlson Associated Press,Updated June 20, 2025, 5:56 p.m.

Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years on Friday before Chicago ...

Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years before Chicago's game with the Mariners.

Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years on Friday before Chicago's afternoon game with the Seattle Mariners. Sosa, who is set to be ...

Sammy Sosa hits a home run at Wrigley Field against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1999. - John Zich/AFP/Getty Images ...

On Friday morning, Sosa posed for photos with rising Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong outside the team's clubhouse and a video showed Sosa embracing manager Craig Counsell in his office before the ...