Slammy Sammy Slams Six-Hundred
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by user Romiezzo
Rangers' designated hitter Sammy Sosa made history in the fifth inning of Wednesday night's game when he hit the 600th home run of his Major League career.
Sosa hit his historic shot off of Cubs pitcher Jason Marquis with two outs and nobody on base. With the count 1-2 and flashbulbs popping all over the ballpark, Sosa drove a pitch from Marquis high and deep to right-center and into the Rangers bullpen.
He circled the bases as he received a standing ovation from the crowd. He was greeted and mobbed by his teammates at home plate. He went back to the dugout but subsequently came back for two curtain calls.
The home run was measured at 395 feet and was retrieved by pitcher Akinori Otsuka. It gave the Rangers a 5-1 lead and Frank Catalanotto followed with a home run right after him.
Sosa is the fifth player in Major League history to hit 600 home runs in his career. He joins Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays in that exclusive company. It is ironic that his 600th home run was against the Chicago Cubs, and it is also a coincidence that Sammy Sosa hit this home run with the team that he first started with: The Texas Rangers.
Congratulations to Sammy Sosa.
Also
he hit around 545 HR's when he was on the Cub's...since he joined untill 2004
