In his first season with the Cubs, Sosa batted.260 with 8 home runs and 25 RBIs. Not spectacular numbers, they showed that Sosa had improved as a hitter. Sosa batted.261 in 1993, with 33 home runs and 93 RBIs. He also showed his speed by stealing 38 bases. The next year, Sosa stole 50 bases but was caught five times. After that season, his career high in games played, Sosa ended up with 140 games that year. By now, you should know that Sosa was never able to reach those levels again. In his last three seasons with the Cubs, he averaged about 150 games per season. However, during that time, he still managed to hit over.300 each year. His final average with Chicago was.312. Sosa left Chicago after the 1996 season and signed with the New York Yankees. In four years with the Yankees, Sosa finished with three consecutive years of 30 or more homers and 100 or more RBIs. In 2001, his final season with the Yankees, Sosa finished with 57 homers and 131 RBIs. That year, he won the AL MVP award. When Sosa retired after the 2007 season, he had a career batting average of.292. During his time with the Cubs, Sosa collected 3200 hits out of the batter's box. His son, Sam Jr., has also played baseball.