Sammy Sosa becomes the youngest Dominican to play in the majors. The Rangers’ leadoff batter, a twenty-year, seven months old rookie, goes 2-for-4 with a double in Texas’s 8-3 loss to the Yankees.

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On June 16, 1989 — Sammy Sosa becomes the youngest Dominican to play in the majors. The Rangers’ leadoff batter, a twenty-year, seven months old rookie, goes 2-for-4 with a double in Texas’s 8-3 loss to the Yankees.

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