{"id":1806736,"date":"2023-01-16T06:36:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806736"},"modified":"2023-01-16T06:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:39:17","slug":"former-cubs-star-sammy-sosa-faces-roadblock-to-get-back-into-good-graces-of-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-cubs-star-sammy-sosa-faces-roadblock-to-get-back-into-good-graces-of-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Cubs Star Sammy Sosa Faces \u201cRoadblock\u201d To Get Back Into Good Graces of Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-cubs-star-sammy-sosa-faces-roadblock-to-get-back-into-good-graces-of-team%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806736&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire set the summer of 1998 on fire with an epic home-run chase that saw the St. Louis Cardinals slugger eventually break Roger Maris\u2019 record for most dingers in a single season with 70 while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/chicago-cubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chicago Cubs<\/a> outfielder hit 66.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Sosa scored 60+ home runs in his career, and won the National League MVP Award in 1998, even though he was not the league&#8217;s top homer scorer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/Ryne-Sandberg.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Former Cubs player Ryne Sandberg waves before throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before the National League Championship Series game between Los Angeles and Chicago at Wrigley Field on Oct. 18, 2017.\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Ryne Sandberg, a former Cubs player, waves before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch in preparation for the National League Championship Series match between Los Angeles (Calif.) and Chicago (Oct. 18, 2017).<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s what came after that tarnished Sosa\u2019s reputation. Sosa was caught using a corked bat during a 2003 game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major League Baseball\u2019s<\/a> He denied ever using steroids, but he was accused of steroid scandal &#8220;illegal performance-enhancing drugs&#8221; While he played.<\/p>\n<p>Ryne Sandberg spoke briefly about Sosa\u2019s standing with the organization. Sandberg will be honored with a statue outside Wrigley Field during the summer of 2004. The Hall of Fame second baseman told ESPN he supported the organization\u2019s decision not to immortalize Sosa in the same manner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/5-time-all-star-returning-team-won-mvp-where-it-all-began\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>5-TIME ALL-STAR RETURNING TO TEAM WITH WHICH HE WON MVP: &#8216;WHERE IT ALL BEGAN&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/Sammy-Sosa.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs during their 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves in game 3 of the NLDS at Wrigley Field.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs, during their 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the NLDS at Wrigley Field.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(Dilip Vishiwanat\/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;For me, playing the game the right way, with respect, was always what I was taught in the minor leagues,&#8221; Sandberg spoke to the outlet. &#8220;That was my Hall of Fame speech. I think I said it 28 times. And there was a little problem with the way that Sammy played the game. If that&#8217;s a roadblock, that&#8217;s a roadblock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sosa was on the Baseball Writers Association of America ballot for his entry to Cooperstown in 2022 \u2013 his 10th and final year on that ballot. 18.5% of the votes went to him. Prospective Hall of Fame inductees must have at least 75% of vote.<\/p>\n<p>Current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/fred-mcgriff-elected-baseball-hall-of-fame-barry-bonds-roger-clemens-curt-schilling-left-out-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hall of Famers could end up<\/a> voting Sosa in but he\u2019s not eligible for that until 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/640\/320\/Sammy-Sosa2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs&#039; Sammy Sosa strikes out in the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs strikes out against Cincinnati Reds in the fifth at-bat at Wrigley Field.<br \/>\n      <span class=\"copyright\">(John Zich\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sosa spent 18 years in major league baseball. He had 609 home runs and 1,667 RBI.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Ryan Gaydos works as Fox News Digital&#8217;s sports editor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire set the summer of 1998 on fire with an epic home-run chase that saw the St. Louis Cardinals slugger eventually break Roger Maris\u2019 record for most dingers in a single season with 70 while the Chicago Cubs outfielder hit 66. Sosa scored 60+ home runs in his career, and won &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1806739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[15008,5458,15010,15009,3819,15007,14951,5229,4000],"class_list":["post-1806736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-roadblock","tag-bongino","tag-cubs","tag-graces","tag-report","tag-sammy","tag-sosa","tag-star","tag-team"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1806736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1806736"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1806736\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1806739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1806736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1806736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1806736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}