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It was a yearly occurrence at the Cubs Convention that a chant would break out whenever Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts ...

It’s life in Chicago at their annual Cubs convention, where thousands congregate and wildly cheer at the sight of everyone from their mascot to minor-league prospects to Sammy Sosa, with hope ...

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 18: Sammy Sosa of the Chicago ... after leading the Cubs to a wild-card bid and helping bring many baseball fans back to the game during that summer’s home run chase with Mark ...

It was, as advertised, the most interesting, buzz-creating and media-fueled Cubs Convention in years, mostly due to the return of Sammy ... just knew Sosa’s autograph might be worth some money.

Soto’s deal, reportedly worth over $765 million, makes him the highest-paid ... Soto has often spoken about the players who inspired him, and during the lead-up to the 2023 World Baseball Classic, he ...

That's up to baseball fans to debate. With more than a century's worth of history in the books ... too. 8. Slammin' Sammy You can argue that there are better nicknames, but Sammy Sosa's rise to the ...

Sosa, as with other baseball players from his era ... where he would later learn of his hall-of-fame honor. “We appreciate Sammy releasing his statement and for reaching out,” Ricketts ...

CHICAGO — Sammy ... Side. Sosa became a national figure when he staged a memorable home run duel with Mark McGwire during the ...

CHICAGO — Sammy Sosa jogged ... during the 1998 season. Sosa went deep 66 times and won the NL MVP award, and McGwire finished with 70 homers — breaking baseball's single-season record at ...

Sammy Sosa has been elected ... less than a month after Sosa issued an apology over "mistakes" he made during his decorated baseball career. The 56-year-old former MLB star, who is ninth among ...