CHICAGO -- Sammy Sosa and the Chicago Cubs made up Thursday afternoon, ending their 17-year estrangement after the former slugger apologized for making "mistakes" during his playing career.
Sosa, who has been linked to performance-enhancing drugs for decades, stopped short of directly admitting to PED use in a statement released Thursday.
But the former National League MVP said he "did whatever I could to recover from injuries" at times throughout his playing career and added: "I never broke any laws but in hindsight, I made mistakes, and I apologize."
Sosa, 56, hit 609 home runs -- the ninth-most in Major League Baseball history -- during an 18-year career highlighted by his 13-year stint with the Cubs.