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Article: Sosa looking to give fans a thrill in Home Run Derby
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 7, 2004
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MILWAUKEE -- Sammy Sosa has a deep appreciation for how fans have
been drawn to his personality and his power-hitting skills. For him,
competing in the Home Run Derby and playing in the All-Star Game are
a pleasure.
Sosa accepted an invitation to take part in the Home Run Derby
during All-Star festivities Monday in Houston. He will compete
against three other 500-homer hitters in the Cincinnati Reds' Ken
Griffey Jr., the Baltimore Orioles' Rafael Palmeiro and the San
Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds.
'Winning or losing doesn't really matter to me," Sosa said of the
home-run contest. I really just want to make everybody happy. You