The legendary Dominican player and former outfielder, Sammy Sosa, lived his best years in the Major Leagues from the hand of the Chicago Cubs at the end of the 20th century and beginning of the 21st century, and has once again become news for having given recent statements where he affirms that if he played in current times, his contract would surely have been one validated by around $800 million dollars without a doubt.
Sosa back to the city of his loves
Sammy Sosa recently returned to the city that saw him become one of the best players of his era and perhaps of all time in the Dominican Republic, after having been absent from the ‘windy city’ for many years, and took the opportunity to meet with different media outlets where he was questioned about how much money he thinks it would have been worth in current times in Major League Baseball.
Sosa responded that around $800 million dollars They wouldn’t be bad at all for his contract: “They would have paid me 800 million, 800 million without a doubt,” said Sammy Sosa.
The words of the former player born in the Dominican Republic have generated a stir on social networks and especially in the baseball community and among fans of this sporting discipline since at the time when Sosa was an active player, such numbers for contracts were not as common as they are today.
Despite this, Sosa’s claim to currently be worth a contract worth $800 million dollars has generated quite a bit of skepticism among some critics. It is a fact that the increase in player earnings, especially with contracts for those who are considered superstars, is a reality, but figures of almost a billion dollars have not yet been reached.
Sosa is an idol for Cubs fans
During his career with the Chicago Cubs, Sosa made a name for himself and proved to be quite a valuable player. and spearhead for the team as one of the most powerful hitters in the lineup and also in the league, which earned him awards such as the Most Valuable Player of the National League in 1998 and reaching the mark of 60 home runs in one season three times. His impact on the game and his popularity, as well as his charisma among fans, made him an iconic baseball figure.
However, some are able to argue and defend Sammy Sosa’s statement commenting that his impact on the game and his ability to attract fans would have been valued very highly today, considering issues of box office, television, marketing and much more.
The numbers in the Dominican contracts
Throughout his active career, Sosa managed to sign a quite lucrative contract, in factthe largest of his career, for an amount of $72 million dollars for a total of 4 seasons with the Chicago Cubs in the 2001 season and as if that were not enough, total earnings are estimated to be around $127 million dollars.
Sosa was active in a total of 17 seasons where he defended the uniforms of the Cubs, Rangers, Orioles and Chicago White Soxin which he hit a total of 609 home runs, 1,667 RBIs, won a regular season MVP award, was selected to a total of 7 All Star games, winner of 6 silver bats and champion of a Home Run Derby.
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