Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years before Chicago’s game with the Seattle Mariners.

Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field on Friday for the first time since his final game as a member of the Chicago Cubs in 2004.

But Sosa had a tension-filled exit from Chicago, which led to his two-decade absence from Wrigley Field and the Cubs organization. In the final game of the 2004 season, his last in Chicago, Sosa arrived just 70 minutes before first pitch and left shortly after the game began, getting fined by the Cubs as a result.

Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong Reflects on Breakout 2025 MLB Season originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Chicago Cubs centerfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is a rising superstar in the MLB. While Cubs fans may have seen his rise coming, he's taken the rest of the league by storm in 2025.

The extra-loud ovation that greeted Pete Crow-Armstrong before his first at-bat Thursday at Wrigley Field made it clear that every game he plays in has must-see-event potential. C

It took Crow-Armstrong 73 games to get to 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases, topping Sammy Sosa, who needed 96 games to get there in 1994.