MVP Slugger Sammy Sosa is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers. He was a six-time All-Star, won the 1998 National League MVP award, and was a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He is best known for his 66 home runs in the 1998 season, which helped him break the single-season home run record. He is also remembered for his involvement in the steroid scandal that rocked baseball in the early 2000s.