Sammy Sosa breaks his bat during the 1st inning with Tampa Bay. Plate umpire Tim McClelland conferred with the other umpires, noticing something in the bat handle. Sosa was ejected from game and ...

Remember when Sammy got caught using a corked bat? It was six years ago, June 3, 2003. That night, Lou Piniella managed the Devil Rays from the visiting dugout at Wrigley Field. Mark Prior lasted ...

Chicago Cubs' Sammy Sosa shatters his bat as he grounds out to second base in the first inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Chicago, Tuesday, June 3, 2003.

CHICAGO – An embarrassed Sammy Sosa (search) apologized for using a corked bat (search), admitting he let down many of his fans with what he claimed was an honest mistake. But how can the ...

With one swing, Sammy Sosa shattered a bat and, perhaps, his image Tuesday night. In the first inning of the Chicago Cubs’ 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Sosa’s bat splintered as ...

Animosity between former teammates Sammy Sosa and Mark Grace spilled out Wednesday night when Grace poked fun at Sosa’s corked-bat incident, taping a huge cork to the top of a bat and calling it ...

CHICAGO – With one swing, Sammy Sosa shattered a bat and, perhaps, his image last night. In the first inning of the Chicago Cubs’ 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Sosa’s bat ...

Half of the corked bat that slugger Sammy Sosa snapped in two is on the auction block. It happened back in 2003, when Sosa was playing for the Chicago Cubs in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Twenty years ago, former Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa's infamous corked bat scandal left a black spot on his baseball legacy. During a game between the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Devil Rays on ...

Friday wasn't just about welcoming back Sammy Sosa. It was a continuance of this era of forgiveness in baseball.

On Friday, it became clear that Sammy Sosa is no longer estranged from this organization. He'll be a part of the future of ...

Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Mike Remlinger has put the broken barrel of the corked bat used by Sammy Sosa during Sosa's infamous game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 2003 up for auction.. The bat ...