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 ...

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.

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 – 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 ...

“If Sammy Sosa did indeed use a corked bat throughout the first part of the 2003 season, there is no statistical evidence that he enjoyed an advantage in any of the most obvious hitting ...

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 ...

Sosa, one of 19 major-league players with at least 500 home runs, said he hoped fans will believe he didn't intend to use a corked bat. "That's why I'm here right now, to explain that it was a ...

Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa was caught using an illegal bat in Tuesday night's game. Hear how he explains the corked bat and how the incident may affect Sosa's marketability and his place in ...

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.

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 ...