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CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa was ejected from Tuesday night's game because he was believed to have cork in his bat.
The Cubs had runners at second and third with one out in the first inning against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Sosa grounded out to second base, driving in a run. His bat split upon impact and home plate umpire Tim McClelland picked up the broken half. He called the other three umpires over to examine it.
The umpires then showed the bat fragment to Cubs manager Dusty Baker and then third base umpire Lance Barksdale took the shattered bat into the umpires' room.
The runners were sent back to the bases.
McClelland told official scorer Bob Rosenberg that Sosa was ejected because he had cork in his bat. Sosa did not come out and argue the call.
Sosa entered the game batting .285 and was playing his fourth game since being activated from the disabled list.
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do you guys think this affect his Hall Of Fame numbers?
i like sammy, but this incedent will really taint his image, it will stick for the rest of his career being labaled a cheater. poor sammy.
