Facts: - finalteam: texas rangers - finalyear: 2007 - statlabel: batting average home runs hits runs batted in - position: right fielder - statvalue: .273 609 2,408 1,667 - caption: sosa during his tenure with the baltimore orioles - throws: right - bats: right - debutdate: june 16 - debutteam: texas rangers - birth date: 12 november 1968 - finaldate: september 29 - name: sammy sosa - image: file : sosa_swinging4 . png - birth place: san pedro de macoris , dominican republic - debutyear: 1989 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sammy sosa .
samuel kelvin '' sammy '' peralta sosa -lrb- born november 12 , 1968 -rrb- is a dominican retired professional baseball right fielder .sosa played with four major league baseball teams over his career , which spanned from 1989 to 2007 .sosa 's major league career began with the texas rangers in .after three seasons with the chicago white sox , sosa became a member of the chicago cubs in 1992 and became one of the league 's best hitters .in 1998 , sosa and mark mcgwire achieved national fame for their home run-hitting prowess in pursuit of roger maris ' home run record .sosa finished his career with brief stints with the baltimore orioles and the texas rangers .with the rangers , sosa hit his 600th career home run to become the fifth player in mlb history to reach the milestone .he is also the all-time home run leader among foreign-born mlb players .sosa is one of only two national league players since 1900 to ever reach 160 rbis in a season , a milestone he reached in 2001 .sosa is the only player to have hit 60 or more home runs in a single season three times .