The Philadelphia Phillies attempted to sign him at age 15, but this deal was not allowed by Major League Baseball because of a rule making the minimum age for contracts between major league teams and players 16. They made a ball out of a tightly tied knot of towels. He played baseball with his friends using cut milk cartons and towels as gloves. He started playing baseball at 14, a fairly old age for starting baseball, after he decided to quit boxing at his mother's behest.
He ended his career with 609 home runs and is now 6th on the all-time list.Īs a child, he shined shoes to help support his mother and six siblings. He retired for good after the 2007 season. 252 in 2007 for the Texas Rangers and had 21 home runs and 92 rbi's - even though he was used sparingly in September, 2007. In early 2007, he signed with the Rangers in a comeback attempt. Following the 2005 season, Sosa did not officially retire, but did not play during the 2006 season.
He ended the 2005 season with 588 career home runs, placing him fifth on the all-time home run list. He has formerly played for the Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles. Samuel (Sammy) Sosa Peralta (born Novemin San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a retired Dominican professional baseball player who played right fielder. Signed as a Free agent by the Texas Rangers| colspan="2" align="center" | San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | colspan="2" align="center" | Jfor the Texas Rangers| colspan="2" align="center" | Septemfor the Texas Rangers | colspan="2" align="center" | Drafted: Undrafted Right fielder| colspan="2" align="center" | Sosa with the Texas Rangers| colspan="2" align="center" | It may be minor or major, but even subtle changes matter.
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