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Sammy Sosa will be inducted into the Cubs Hall of Fame as a member of the 2025 class, along with first baseman Derrek Lee, the team announced during the Cubs Convention opening ceremony Friday.
Sosa missed his chance to be voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame via the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot, gaining enough votes to remain on the ballot for the maximum 10 years but falling well short of the 75% needed for induction.
His last year of eligibility was in 2022, so his only possible route to Cooperstown would be through the rotating Era Committee ballot.