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Sosa Slams No. 600

Ranger becomes fifth member of exclusive club

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 21, 2007 7:09 AM CDT

(Newser) – Sammy Sosa homered for the 600th time last night, becoming just the fifth man to hit the storied mark. As the Texas Ranger rounded the bases in Arlington, the theme from "The Natural" played and the scoreboard pictured the other men who've reached the... Read full story »

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