CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs are welcoming Sammy Sosa back to the organization ... In June 2003, Sosa was caught using a corked bat when it cracked during an at-bat. Although he claimed it ...

During a 2003 game against the Rays, he claimed he accidently used a batting practice bat that was corked during the contest ... following statement. He said Sosa was the one who reached out to ...

Sammy Sosa's time with the Chicago Cubs was defined ... to his ties to performance-enhancing drugs and corked bats, the tension between him and the Cubs was real. And while Sosa never ...

Sammy Sosa issued a statement apologizing for his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs on Thursday, more than a quarter-century after smashing Major League Baseball's home run record.