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Article: Should Sosa receive invitation to Home Run Derby.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- June 12, 2003
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Byline: Paul Sullivan
BALTIMORE _ The next big issue on the Sammy Sosa docket is whether Sosa should be invited to participate in the "Home Run Derby" the day before this year's All-Star Game, July 15 at U.S. Cellular Field.
Major League Baseball doesn't make invitations until a week or so before the game when the team rosters are made final, leaving plenty of time for debate.
Sosa usually is a no-brainer. He's participated in the contest five times, including the last four years.
But Sosa has only six home runs, including none since May 1, and carries the baggage of last week's bat-corking episode and the subsequent seven-game ...