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Sammy Sosa

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Baseball Player

The Resume

    (November 12, 1968- )
    Plays outfield for Chicago Cubs (1992-04) and Baltimore Orioles (2005- )
    Had 4 straight seasons with 50+ Home Runs (1998-2001)
    Hit over 500 Home Runs in career
    1998 National League MVP
    Nicknamed 'Slammin' Sammy'

Why he might be annoying:

    He made a self-promoting cartoon movie about his life.
    He sometimes does a silly looking ritual where he places the peace sign over his mouth and blows kisses to the camera after hitting a home run.
    His foundation has been accused of being corrupt, with a vast misuse of funds.
    He got robbed of $20,000 that he carried in a bag wrapped in a towel.
    He has been involved in numerous trade rumors over the past few years.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He went from being paid $180,000 per year to making $15 million.
    He sold his 62th home run ball from 1998 to help with causes in the Dominican Republic.
    He hit his first home run off Roger Clemens.
    He grew up very poor and had to sell orange juice and shine shoes on the streets.
    He didn't start playing baseball until he was 14.
    When he got his first signing bonus for $3,500, he sent almost all of it to his family.
    He has done much to help the poverty-stricken Dominican Republic.
    He hugged Mark McGwire after Mark hit his record-breaking 62nd home run in 1998.

Credit: Eric Hartman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 62 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 94.12% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 102 Votes: 61.76% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 68 Votes: 63.24% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 97 Votes: 50.52% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 75 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 207 Votes: 57.49% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 274 Votes: 46.72% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 244 Votes: 36.89% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 224 Votes: 40.18% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 493 Votes: 48.88% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 482 Votes: 48.34% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 3561 Votes: 69.17% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 6272 Votes: 56.51% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 5683 Votes: 43.41% Annoying