1998 — Sammy Sosa broke the major league record for homers in a month, hitting his 19th of June leading off the seventh inning of the Cubs’ 6-4 loss to Detroit. Sosa passed the mark set by Detroit’s ...

1998 — Sammy Sosa broke the major league record for homers in a month, hitting his 19th of June leading off the seventh inning of the Cubs’ 6-4 loss to Detroit.

It came in the way of an apology by Sosa in December, and less than a month later, he found himself inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame alongside former first baseman Derrek Lee.

Sammy Sosa’s story finally has some closure, for Sosa, Tom Ricketts, Chicago Cubs fans and the media who covered him on a daily basis.

For the first time in nearly 21 years, Sammy Sosa was back at Wrigley Field on Friday, soaking up the love from Chicago Cubs fans young and old.

Cubs legendary slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years ahead of his Hall of Fame induction.

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.

From his playing days to day, Sosa is the subject of numerous collector-coveted cards.

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

CHICAGO — (AP) — 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.