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Proper Name
Samuel Sosa
High Level
MLB (1989-2007)
Positions
RF (2015) ... OF (1217) ... CF (234) ... DH (133) ... LF (14)
Ht / Wt
6-0 / 220
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
55.025
place
San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic
High School
None listed
Drafted
Signing Bonus
$ 3,500
draft posit
OF
MLB Debut
Service Time
16.049 (2006)
MLB Teams
CHN [13] TEX [5] CHA [3] BAL [1]
TBC#
464
mlbam id
122544
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1989-2007].273.8708813147524086091667234
Speed
73
Power
87
Contact
27
XBH
79
RBIs
77
Runs
77
Hitting
65
Durability
75
Team
.476
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1993] MLB 30/30 Club (33 HR - 36 SB) ... [1995] MLB 30/30 Club (36 HR - 34 SB) ... [2000] Winner of the MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
2007 2007-10-30 current -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 38.351
2007 2007-02-23 2007-10-30 TEX MLB Signed to Minor League contract Hist -- No 38.102
2005 2005-10-31 2007-02-23 -- -- Granted free agency Hist -- No 36.353
2005 2005-08-28 2005-10-03 BAL MLB DL - right big toe lesion Injury -- No 36.289
2005 2005-05-10 2005-05-24 BAL MLB DL - abscess and staph infection on his left foot Injury -- No 36.179
2005 2005-02-02 2005-05-10 BAL MLB Traded from Chicago Cubs to Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot and Dave Crouthers Hist -- No 36.082
2004 2004-05-19 2004-06-18 CHN MLB DL - Sprained ligament in lower back Injury -- No 35.188
2003 2003-05-10 2003-05-30 CHN MLB DL - Infected big toe,toenail removal Injury -- No 34.178
2001 2001-03-16 2003-05-10 CHN MLB Signed to 4-year contract for 2002-2005 ($72m) [Extension] Hist -- No 32.124
1997 1997-06-28 2001-03-16 CHN MLB Signed to 4-year contract for 1998-2001 ($42.5m) [Extension] Mutual option for 2002 at $12m Hist -- No 28.228
1996 1996-08-21 1996-10-08 CHN MLB DL - Right wrist surgery Injury -- No 27.282
1992 1992-08-07 1992-09-16 CHN MLB DL - Fractured left ankle *Fouled a ball off his ankle/foot* Injury -- No 23.268
1992 1992-06-13 1992-07-27 CHN MLB DL - Fractured 5th metacarpal in right hand Injury -- No 23.213
1992 1992-03-30 1992-06-13 CHN MLB Traded from Chicago White Sox with Ken Patterson to Chicago Cubs for George Bell Hist -- No 23.138
1989 1989-07-29 1992-03-30 CHA MLB Traded from Texas Rangers with Scott Fletcher and Wilson Alvarez to Chicago White Sox for Harold Baines and Fred Manrique Hist -- No 20.259
1985 1985-07-30 1989-07-29 TEX MLB Signed as undrafted free agent (Dominican Republic) Hist -- No 16.260
16 record(s)