Sammy Sosa drilled 609 home runs in 18 big league seasons, 545 of which came in a Cubs uniform from 1992-2004. Sosa not only put his name in Cubs record books but also those of Major League Baseball.
Here are nine milestone home runs from Slammin' Sammy's big league career.
9 of Sammy Sosa's career milestone home runs
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