found: Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 20, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Sosa, Sammy; baseball player; born 1968 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic; played in Texas Rangers (1989); traded to Chicago White Sox, who then dealt him to Chicago Cubs (1992); led Chicago Cubs to playoffs and won the National League Most Valuable Player award (1998); helped his nation to recover from the damage inflicted by Hurricane George (1998); received the Roberto Clemente Award (1998) baseball's highest honor for community service; earned the Hank Aaron Award (1999); suspended for seven games for using a corked bat (2003); rebounded and led Chicago Cubs to its first division title in fourteen years)
