Sosa, who gained national prominence in 1998 during his home-runīattle with Mark McGwire, said he had the corked bat "for batting But when you make a mistake like that, you got to stood upĪnd be there for it. Probably want to think whatever comes to their mind, but you know, "I know that right now, anybody or somebody "That's why I'm here right now, to explain that it was a Sosa said he hoped fans will believe he didn't intend to use a Mark Grudzielanek was sent back to third base, the run was wiped off the board and Sosa was ejected as he stood in the dugout. With a grounder to second that at first appeared to drive in a run.īut crew chief Tim McClelland gathered with the other three The Cubs had runners at second and third when Sosa broke his bat His bats were confiscated by security personnel. Sosa apologized to fans, his teammates and the commissioner ofīaseball. I just apologize to everybody that are embarrassed." "I use that bat for batting practice," Sosa said. List, was ejected in the first inning of Tuesday night's 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays after umpires found cork in his shattered bat. The Chicago Cubs' star slugger, 17th on the career home-run But if lots of his bats are corked, that's a different story. This could have been an accident, because all bats, corked or not, look alike. If he has only one or two, he could have made a mistake.
If it turns out that Sosa has a number of corked bats, then I'll have a different opinion than I have now. Officials took all of Sosa's bats after the incident, and until that investigation is completed, I'll reserve my judgment. But we don't yet know the results of the investigation of his confiscated bats. We all know that Sammy Sosa used a corked bat in the first inning of Tuesday night's Cubs-Devil Rays game. There was one big question: Was he cheating when he hit any of those 505 home runs? Sosa takes the blame for being ejected in firstĬHICAGO (AP) - Once Sammy Sosa was caught using a corked bat,
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