March 15, 2007
Sammy Slammin' Again
The Texas Rangers added Sammy Sosa to the 40-man roster:
By making the 40-man roster, Sosa -- fifth on the career home run list -- is officially a big leaguer again.
"The reason why I took the chance to come here is because I know I can compete," he said. "I believe that putting myself in that situation, coming here knowing I have to fight for a spot, is something that I liked, something that I'm proud of."
Sosa's home run on a 1-0 pitch from Edgar Gonzalez was his third in 10 spring training games. Although he struck out in his other two at-bats, he's hitting .452 with seven RBIs.
"I still have a ways to go," said Sosa, the 1998 NL MVP with the Chicago Cubs. "Because I made the team doesn't mean I've got to slow down. No way."
At this point he's going to make the opening day roster as well. We'll see if he can keep this up once the games get real.
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