The most embarrassing moment for Sammy Sosa as a player was when he was caught using a corked bat. Umpires ejected him from the game after his bat broke, revealing a bat illegally modified for extra power, the Chicago Tribune reported. After his MLB career ended, Sosa faced tough questions as former players began to admit using performance enhancing drugs while playing in the league.
In 2009, The New York Times reported that Sosa had tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003 when he was still a player. This contradicted Sosa’s testimony under oath in 2005 when he told Congress that he’d “never taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs.” In 2010, Mark McGwire admitted to using steroids for a decade, including during his famous 70 home run season, per ESPN. Yet, Sosa continued to deny any drug use. During a 2018 interview with Jeremy Schaap, Sosa insisted, “I never had a test positive in this country,” he told ESPN.
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While Sosa is adamant he had nothing to do with illegal substances, his former team feels otherwise. According to ESPN, the Cubs won’t allow Sosa at any of their games or events. The team owner, Tom Ricketts, gave Sosa an ultimatum that, unless he admitted to using drugs and apologized, the former star would not be welcome at Cubs events. Sosa instead focused his sights on enshrinement. “I played hard every day … Of course I belong to the Hall of Fame,” he told Schaap (via USA Today).
