Sammy Sosa was born on November 12th 1968, in San Pedro de Marcoris, Dominican Republic. Sosa’s father died when he was 7 years old. Sammy had to help support his mother and six sibling’s by doing odd jobs. Sosa moved to the U.S. in 1986 to play on a minor league team in Florida. In 1985 he made it to the major leagues; his debut was with the Texas Rangers on June 16, 1989 against the Yankees. In only a few weeks Sosa was traded to the Chicago White socks where he hit 15 home runs in his first full season. In 1992, Sosa went to play for the Chicago Cubs. In 1997 he signed a contract with the cubs for 42. 5 million dollars. In 1998 Sosa was caught up in a race with Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals to beat Roger Maris’s record for 61 …show more content…
home runs in a single season. McGwire broke Maris’s record first; he ended the season with 70 runs while Sosa had a total of 66 runs.
That same year Sosa was selected as the national league’s most valuable player. In September of 1999, Sosa was awarded as the first baseball player to hit 60 home homes runs twice; he finished the year with 63 homers. By 2005 Sosa was traded to the Baltimore Orioles. In March of 2005 allegations were thrown in the direction of Sosa insinuating the use of steroids. He testified at his congressional hearing stating he never used performance enhancing drugs. After a bad season in 2005 he sat out the 2006 season but he later returned in the 2007 season as a member of the Texas Rangers the team that started his career. On June 20, 2007, Sammy Sosa hit his 600th home run of his career. Sosa was the 5th major league player to accomplish this outstanding number of home runs. After his 2007 season he became a free agent but he was never was signed by a team. There was a lot of speculation and talk about Sammy’s performance enhancing drug use during his career. I personally choose not to dwell on this subject but instead concentrate on his generosity. When hurricane George hit his own country and left 100,000 homeless Sammy Sosa helped many with this
devastation. He helped by sending 30,000 pounds of rice and beans, and several barrels of pure water. Sammy helped rebuild the homes swept away by hurricane George’s power. His charity donated $700,000 dollars to the victims of hurricane George. In conclusion Sammy Sosa was a hero to me. He beat the odds that were heavily stacked against him, a boy living in the Dominican Republic who at the age of 7 had to turn from boy to man like a flip of a switch. He hit those odds so far out of the field like his 609 home runs. He lived the American dream, and accomplished so much in his astonishing and respectable carrier. Even though speculation of performance enhancing drugs in his later career came to shine true his career up to that moment is more than just another ball player. He was a standout player who gave it is all at every game. His charity was notable and honest, no PR stunt, he gave from his heart not his wallet. That’s why I think Sammy Sosa is a hero and an example of no matter what cards you’re dealt in life the odds can always be beaten.
Yount got his 3000th hit with a single on Sept. 9, 1992. When getting the hit he became only the 17th player in history to reach that milestone. Although the Brewers went on to lose the game, Yount will never gorget that glorious day in his career. After the game, during the post game interviews with the media, Yount was as suttle as he has been throughout his entire career. He was not as thrilled as most people would think, because the Brewers lost the game.
Bureau. He has been in law enforcement for 23 years. Sergeant Tony knew that he wanted to be
The great Babe Ruth was born on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland, originally born with the name of George Herman Ruth Jr. When Babe was a kid, he went to St. Mary’s Catholic school. When Babe was at this school, Babe discovered the game of baseball and quickly found his passion for baseball. Babe becamed very skilled at the game of baseball and people started noticing him,
Have you noticed the size of Barry Bonds’ entire body over the past couple years? His muscles grew big, and his endurance increased over time which allowed him to play baseball for as long as he had. Barry Bonds was a baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants for 21 years. He had to overcome some huge injuries, including a huge knee problem at the end of his career. The only way that he was able to lift so much while he still was recovering is a topic that has been discussed for a long time. Steroids are the only possible explanation. His era of play included such players as Sammy Sosa, who was caught using a doctored bat during a game and also Mark McGuwire, who has admitted to using steroids and performance enhancing drugs. Barry Bonds shares one characteristic between these players; he cheated the game. Although he has not been caught, Barry Bonds should be convicted of using Human Growth Hormones and Performance Enhancing Drugs such as steroids.
...rst all time in total accumulated bases with 6,856. He was second all time in at bats with 12,364. He was third all time in hits with 3,771. He was third all time in runs scored with 2,174. He was also third all time in games played with 3,298. He was elected into the Hall Of Fame in 1982. His autobiography, I had a Hammer, was published in 1990. In 1999, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of breaking Babe Ruth’s record, Major League announced the Hank Aaron Award, given to the best overall hitter in each league.
Roger Clemens started his dominance of baseball in 1981 at San Jacinto junior college. That year he compiled a 9-2 record and was drafted by the New York Mets. He chose not to sign with the Mets and instead continued his college career at the University of Texas. There he again showed signs of brilliance. In two seasons at Texas he compiled a 25-7 record, was a two-time All-American, and led his team to a College World Series title. Again, Major League Baseball came calling and this time Clemens would answer.
Babe Ruth changed baseball history when he set multiple records as a pitcher and outfielder. He held home run records for 34 years before being
Baseball?s reputation has been painted with a red asterisk. The non-medical use of steroids has been banned according to the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990. Many baseball athletes have been caught or presumed illegal users of HGH or Steroids since the act passed in 1990. All these athletes have one thing in common, they want to have an edge or advantage on the game. Some athletes even admit to administering the drug to other athletes and themselves. Jose Conseco testified to personally injecting the steroids into Mark McGuire (Cote).
Even though “The Kid,” which was one of his nicknames hit over .400, he finished second in the Most Valuable Player voting to Joe DiMaggio, because of his hit streak, and his large number of runs batted in. The final statistic line for Williams was one hundred eighty-five hits, thirty-seven home runs, one hundred twenty runs batted in, and one hundred forty-seven base on balls, while only striking out a total of twenty-seven times. The season will forever be one of the most historical, but what happened in December of 1941, will always out shadow this incredible baseball season.(Tedwilliams)
He spent most of his 24-year career playing with the Reds, Rose also played with the Phillies and the Expos. In 1985, Rose broke one of the most “unbreakable” records of all time, by passing out Ty Cobb for the most career hits ever (Sports Illustrated). Rose holds many records, some of which are: most games played, most at bats, and most singles by a major league baseball player.... ... middle of paper ...
...ing two similar ones from Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx for being the youngest player to hit 500 home runs and then later 600 home runs. He is a phenomenal player but unfortunately again there will always be a question of whether this was because of his talent after several years or if his records should be more attributed to the drugs.
714 career home runs, had 2,209 career RBI's, and 2,873 total hits, all in only
When DiMaggio was in his early twenties, he played in the North West Pacific League. He played for the San Francisco Seals. What's interesting is that eight years before his Amazing 1941 season, he had an unbelievable sixty-one game hitting streak. He had already set records before his prime(nationalbaseballhalloffame.com). DiMaggio bats right handed, and throws right-handed. In 1934, The New York Yankees discovered the young prospect. The Yankees would trade three Yankee players to get Joe in a Yankee, pinstripe uniform(referencebaseball.com). A famous teammate of his when he was trade to New York, was Lou Gehrig (nationalbaseballhalloffame.com). His Major League debut was May third, 1936(baseballreference.com).
A Texas Rangers scout, Omar Minaya, signed him to his first contract with the Rangers. Sosa was described as "malnourished" in his initial scouting report, but that changed as he began working his way through the Rangers minor league system. Sammy made his major league debut on June 16, 1989 against the New York Yankees and hit is first major league homerun five days later against Roger Clemens and the Boston Red Sox. His time in Texas was short, on July 29, 1989; Sosa was traded by the Rangers along with Scott Fletcher and Wilson Alvarez to the Chicago White Sox for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique. all. Sammy Sosa spent parts of the next three seasons with the Chicago White Sox and their minor league teams. In March of 1992, he was traded once again, this time with Ken Patterson to the Chicago Cubs for George Bell. By the 1993 season, it was clear that the Cubs had got a steal from the White Sox. In his first full season with the Cubs, Sammy became the first 30-30 player in the team's history. Sammy was just getting warmed up. He played in his first All-Star Game on July 11, 1995 in the home stadium of his former team, the Rangers in Arlington,
Daryl Strawberry had always seemed like a natural when it came to baseball. He was a starting player for the Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, an...