Both Sosa and former first baseman Derrek Lee will be 2025 inductees, the team announced during its Cubs Convention on Friday

When Sosa was introduced on stage as the newest member of the Cubs’ Hall of Fame, the fans rose from their seats, screaming his name. He ran across the stage, and danced to the song, “Let Me Clear My Throat,’’ waving a small American flag, throwing his arms up in the air, and cupping his ears.

Sammy Sosa was back and in fine spirits at the Cubs Convention. So what’s next for the former Cubs slugger and his old team?

You’d have to be a cynic of the highest order to suspect that the Cubs welcomed Sammy Sosa back for selfish, calculated reasons.

* Over the weekend, the Chicago Cubs finally made up with Sammy Sosa and welcomed him back to their annual fan festival. There, Sosa was greeted as a hero, the prodigal slugger returning home to the franchise with which he was most closely associated. It’s time for the Red Sox to do the same with two of their former stars.

When Sammy Sosa apologized in a statement last month for making “mistakes” over the course of his baseball career, the question of exactly what those mistakes were was left hanging. After reuniting with the Chicago Cubs on Friday night at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk and being named to their Hall of Fame,

Ricketts responded minutes later, inviting Sosa to the team's annual convention, which will be held Jan. 17-19 in Chicago. "We appreciate Sammy releasing his statement and for reaching out.

Former Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa is being elected to the team’s Hall of Fame ... After that statement, Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said the team is "ready to move forward together" and ...

A month after Sammy Sosa released ... left the team in 2004. Sosa's apology letter finally spurred the Cubs to open the door to their former superstar. Team owner Tom Ricketts had insisted in ...

While the temperature outdoors in Chicago this weekend was cold, the 38th Annual Cubs Convention evoked memories of summer days at Wrigley Field in fans’ minds. For one primary reason, the yearly January meet-up of fans,

The legendary Dominican Sammy Sosa made a grand return to Chicago to join the Cubs Con and received news so thrilling that he had to dash to the stage: he will be inducted into the MLB team's Hall of Fame.