RIcketts on Sosa reunion: "We can just accept the fact that there were a lot of guys doing things that the league was discouraging."

When Sosa was asked specifically about apologizing for PEDs, he said, “No.” He said he was apologizing to the fans.

Sammy Sosa headed up the steps and onto the stage, clutching a small American flag in his right hand. The former Cubs icon beamed as he jogged across the platform, reaching down to high-five some fans as he soaked in the cheers and familiar chants of his name.

After years of banishment from Cubs fans, the fan base officially welcomes back Sammy Sosa, and Dusty Baker wants to know what took so long.

Cubs legend Sammy Sosa hadn’t specified which “mistakes” he was apologizing for in the statement he issued last month, the one that paved the way for reconciliation between the former face of the franchise and team ownership. When asked Friday if he was referring to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, he said “No, no.”

After over 20 years of absence from the Chicago Cubs organization after serving as the franchise icon for the previous decade, former North Side slugger Sammy Sosa was welcomed back by fans at this year's Cubs Convention.

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Sammy Sosa's 13-year stint with the Chicago Cubs came to an end after the 2004 season. During that run, he won MVP (1998), led the MLB in home runs twice (2000, '02), won six Silver Sluggers and made seven All-Star Games. Now, more than 20 years after he left the Windy City, Sosa will be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame.

A month after Sammy Sosa released an apology letter regarding "mistakes" he made during his MLB career, the Chicago Cubs announced that the slugger will enter the team's Hall of Fame this summer along with former first baseman Derrek Lee.

The Chicago Cubs elected outfielder Sammy Sosa and former first basemen Derek Lee to the team's Hall of Fame during their annual fan convention.

Another Chicago Cubs season without a postseason would likely tick off an impatient fan base. Manager Craig Counsell needs to live up to his hype as the game’s highest-paid manager.