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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
55.137
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 team name age salary tm rank lgrk avg salary lg minimum
1989 Texas Rangers 20 68,000 0 0 497,254 68,000
1990 Chicago White Sox 21 100,000 0 0 597,537 100,000
1991 Chicago White Sox 22 150,000 16 499 851,492 100,000
1992 Chicago Cubs 23 180,000 22 509 1,028,667 109,000
1993 Chicago Cubs 24 745,000 12 307 1,076,089 109,000
1994 Chicago Cubs 25 2,950,000 6 123 1,168,263 109,000
1995 Chicago Cubs 26 4,300,000 2 68 1,110,766 109,000
1996 Chicago Cubs 27 4,750,000 1 44 1,119,981 122,667
1997 Chicago Cubs 28 5,500,000 1 34 1,336,609 150,000
1998 Chicago Cubs 29 8,325,000 1 8 1,398,831 170,000
1999 Chicago Cubs 30 9,000,000 1 11 1,611,166 200,000
2000 Chicago Cubs 31 11,000,000 1 11 1,895,630 200,000
2001 Chicago Cubs 32 12,500,000 1 9 2,138,896 200,000
2002 Chicago Cubs 33 15,000,000 1 5 2,295,649 200,000
2003 Chicago Cubs 34 16,875,000 1 5 2,372,189 300,000
2004 Chicago Cubs 35 16,000,000 1 9 2,313,535 300,000
2005 Baltimore Orioles 36 17,000,000 1 8 2,476,589 316,000
2007 Texas Rangers 38 500,000 17 507 2,824,751 380,000
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