Sammy Sosa

## About

Sammy Sosa is an MVP-winning right fielder who played in MLB from 1989 to 2007, mostly for the Chicago Cubs. He is the only player in MLB history to hit 60+ home runs in a season three times.

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003

Sammy Sosa

Sammy is one of the best available sluggers in the game, with 100 power and 50 contact. He also has a fantastic throwing arm, with 98 throwing strength. Combined with his decent speed, Sammy is one of the best all-around players in the game.

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 1

In the inaugural BBL draft, Sammy was taken 7th overall by coach Yurya of the Diamondbacks. Sammy was the heart and soul of the team, leading them in batting average, home runs, RBIs, and runs scored. Sammy finished second in MVP voting.

#### Season 2

The next season, Sammy was drafted 9th overall in the second round by coach crazyei8hts of the Devil Rays. Sammy once again had a huge offensive impact for his team. He batted 0.705, slugged a career high 24 home runs, drove in 46 runs and scored 34 times himself. Sammy finished third in MVP voting. The Devil Rays lost the Season 2 World Series.

#### Season 3

Even with the expanded player field, Sammy went 9th overall again when he was selected by coach psanchez55 of the Astros. Sammy had another fantastic season, batting an incredible 0.823, smacking 16 home runs and posting a robust 78 RBIs. Sammy tied for 4th in MVP voting.

#### Season 4

Sammy was taken 18th overall by coach Kiiiiiiiiiiiiis of the White Sox. In Kiiiiiiiiiiiiis' intense grounderball attack, Sosa had one of the greatest statistical seasons in BBL history. Sammy batted 0.820, hit 29 doubles, 8 triples, 19 home runs, scored 74 times and drove in 92 runs. The White Sox won the Season 4 World Series.

#### Season 5

Sammy was taken by the White Sox again, this time with the 14th overall pick by coach Callie. Stats were not well kept for this team, but Sammy was likely one of the team's top performers.

#### Season 6

A big move was made in the Season 6 draft, as crazyei8hts of the Indians traded up to get the 7th and 8th overall picks, which he used to draft Sammy and Cheryl Reynolds, his clone. The idea was eventually to get Sammy to play catcher. The two power bats in the lineup gave the Indians a well-rounded offense. While Sammy didn't have offensive numbers as big as Cheryl's, he was still an important member of the lineup. The Indians won the Season 6 World Series.

#### Season 7

Fresh off a World Series-winning season, crazyei8hts decided to draft Sammy once again, this time with the 21st overall pick for the Phillies. While the Phillies didn't enjoy as much team success, Sammy had a wonderful year, batting 0.810, tying his career high with 24 home runs, and knocking in a team high 59 runs. Sammy finished 4th in MVP voting.

#### Season 8

In Season 8, Sammy was drafted 14th overall by Kiiiiiiiiiiiiis on behalf of coach hitace of the Yankees, although this team eventually became the Pirates coached by QuestionMonkey. Sammy didn't have his best season, but he did lead the Pirates in home runs, runs, and RBIs.

#### Season 9

For Season 9, Sammy was drafted with his highest ever pick, 2nd overall by coach Wizard of the Cardinals. Sammy was the heart and soul of the lineup, leading the team with 19 home runs, 48 RBIs, and 25 runs scored.

## Trivia

* Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds both receive nerfs when teammates with each other on Backyard Baseball 2003. In Backyard Baseball 2001, they have no effect on each other.
* Sammy is the all-time BBL leader in home runs with 147, despite nearly an entire season's worth of his stats missing.
* Sammy has pitched one out in his BBL career, in season 3 with the Astros.