Dec 19, 2024 · Cubs legendary right fielder Sammy Sosa had been in exile from the organization as team chairman Tom Rickett had sought an apology from Sosa over the steroid accusations lingering over the...

Dec 19, 2024 · According to his bio, Sosa released a public statement through his PR firm: “There were times I did whatever I could to recover from injuries in an effort to keep my strength up to perform over...

Jan 19, 2025 · Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts discussed the team's 2025 outlook, their financial spending and slugger Sammy Sosa being welcomed back to the organization.

Jan 19, 2025 · Sammy Sosa decided he’d been away for long enough. “I’m 56, buddy,” Sosa said Friday at the Cubs Convention. “But I look 25, right? … Look, you make mistakes in your life, and you regret it.” The schism had lasted over two decades.

Jan 18, 2025 · Sammy Sosa is back in the picture. Finally ending the estrangement, the Cubs invited Sammy Sosa back to their convention and will induct him into their team Hall of Fame. Sosa’s open letter...

Dec 19, 2024 · Sosa released a statement Thursday, paving the way for the former National League MVP, who has been estranged from the organization since he left the Cubs after the 2004 season. Sosa had been...

Jan 19, 2025 · Sammy Sosa has been elected to the Chicago Cubs’ Hall of Fame, alongside former first baseman Derrek Lee, just weeks after Sosa apologized for “mistakes” made during his baseball career.

Steroid allegations — a reported positive test in 2003 — soured Sosa’s reputation within the organization, and current owner Tom Ricketts said the Cubs would not welcome back Sosa until he apologized for his alleged wrongdoing. Sosa did so on Thursday, to an extent.

Dec 19, 2024 · The Ricketts family wasn’t around for those days but has reaped the fruits of Sosa’s superstardom while also keeping him away. Now that he’s formally apologized and has tacitly admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs, the team chairman has chosen to invite Sosa to Cubs Convention in January.

Dec 19, 2024 · Following Sosa's apology, the Cubs released a statement expressing their appreciation and extending an invitation to the 2025 Cubs Convention. "We appreciate Sammy releasing his statement and for reaching out," Tom Ricketts said in a press release.