Insisting the corked bat, designed to put on home run displays during batting practice, was accidentally used in the Devil Rays’ game, Cubs’ slugger Sammy Sosa is suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball. Bob Watson, baseball’s vice president of on-field operations, agreed the Chicago’s outfielder use of an illegal bat was an “isolated incident,” but one that still deserved a penalty.

On June 6, 2003 — Insisting the corked bat, designed to put on home run displays during batting practice, was accidentally used in the Devil Rays’ game, Cubs’ slugger Sammy Sosa is suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball. Bob Watson, baseball’s vice president of on-field operations, agreed the Chicago’s outfielder use of an illegal bat was an “isolated incident,” but one that still deserved a penalty.

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