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The Chicago Cubs announced Sunday that seven-time All-Star Sammy Sosa will appear at their Cubs Con event in January.
Relations between the franchise and Sosa had been frayed for some time. That changed when the 1998 National League MVP released a statement this month in which he appeared to admit to using performance-enhancing substances.
"There were times I did whatever I could to recover from injuries in an effort to keep my strength up to perform over 162 games," he said. "I never broke any laws, but in hindsight, I made mistakes and I apologize.