{"id":63030,"date":"2025-06-21T15:15:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T15:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=63030"},"modified":"2025-06-21T15:15:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T15:15:26","slug":"sammy-sosa-received-rousing-ovation-in-return-to-wrigley-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=63030","title":{"rendered":"Sammy Sosa received rousing ovation in return to Wrigley Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mai-performance-images\/2024\/12\/sammy-sosa-1-400xauto.webp\" sizes=\"auto, 90vw, (min-width: 782px) 90vw, (min-width: 960px) 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mai-performance-images\/2024\/12\/sammy-sosa-1-400xauto.webp 400w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mai-performance-images\/2024\/12\/sammy-sosa-1-800xauto.webp 800w, https:\/\/larrybrownsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mai-performance-images\/2024\/12\/sammy-sosa-1-1200xauto.webp 1200w\" alt=\"Sammy Sosa leans in\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><em>Jun 17, 2007; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Texas Rangers outfielder (21) Sammy Sosa sits in the dugout after pinch hitting in the seventh inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, OH. Mandatory Credit: Frank Victores-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in nearly 21 years, Chicago Cubs legend Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon before the team took on the Seattle Mariners.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, Sosa was greeted with a hug from Cubs owner Tom Ricketts. However, that paled in comparison to the way Sosa was greeted by the fans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sammy Sosa gets a rousing ovation at Wrigley Field! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PL1guVKu1j\">pic.twitter.com\/PL1guVKu1j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatchMarquee\/status\/1936136258213847547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Sosa\u2019s return to Wrigley Field was supposed to be a surprise, but it was spoiled by an early morning leak. Still, fans were thrilled to see the all-time legend, who will be inducted into the Cubs\u2019 Hall of Fame later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The last time Sosa stepped foot in Wrigley Field was on the final day of the 2004 season when he reportedly left during the first inning after telling then-manager Dusty Baker he wasn\u2019t playing. Sosa and his agent later denied that, saying he left later in the game, but the Cubs claimed to have videotape of his early departure.<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs traded Sosa to the Baltimore Orioles the following February, and the two sides remained estranged until this past winter when he released a long-requested apology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were times I did whatever I could to recover from injuries in an effort to keep my strength up to perform over 162 games,\u201d he said in the statement. \u201cI never broke any laws. But in hindsight, I made mistakes and I apologize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some took that as an admission of PED use, but Sosa claimed the apology was directed at fans for his absence over the past 20-plus years.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, Sosa is back in Chicago, and fences appear to have been mended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time in nearly 21 years, Chicago Cubs legend Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon before the team took on the Seattle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63031,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sammy Sosa received rousing ovation in return to Wrigley Field - 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