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05-25-2007, 03:40 PM
Could Sammy Sosa hit his 600th career homerun against the team that gave up his first homerun? That could be the case as Sosa travels to Boston this weekend to face the AL leading Boston Red Sox. Back in 1989, when Sammy was a rookie with the Texas Rangers, he hit his first Major League home run against then Boston ace Roger Clemens. If Sosa, playing for the Texas Rangers again, manages his 600th home run this weekend he will be the first Dominican, and only the fifth man in history to have reached that hallowed milestone in a career. When he began the season with the Texas Rangers, he was 12 runs away from the 600th mark.
Sosa comeback to Major League Baseball has been better than most expected. Sosa did not play in the Major Leagues in 2006 but hit .221 with 14 home runs and 45 RBI in 102 games for the Baltimore Orioles in 2005. In 1998, Sosa was the National League's Most Valuable Player. A seven-time All-Star, Sosa had 588 career home runs at the start of this season with the Texas Rangers. To follow the count down in the Texas sports press, see http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/story/114282.html
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Sosa comeback to Major League Baseball has been better than most expected. Sosa did not play in the Major Leagues in 2006 but hit .221 with 14 home runs and 45 RBI in 102 games for the Baltimore Orioles in 2005. In 1998, Sosa was the National League's Most Valuable Player. A seven-time All-Star, Sosa had 588 career home runs at the start of this season with the Texas Rangers. To follow the count down in the Texas sports press, see http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/story/114282.html
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)