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The person I am writing about is Sammy Sosa. As you may know, Sammy Sosa was mavin of the contenders in the home run race against Mark McGwire. McGwire won with 70 home runs while Sammy Sosa helpless with 66 home runs. Even though Sammy Sosa lost he is still a very skilled player. In my report, I will describe Sammys life and career. I hope you enjoy it.Samuel Peralta Montero (Sammys birth scream) was born in the county side of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Nov. 12 1968. You may be wondering why Sammys last name was Montero. Sammys father died when Sammy was only 6. The family had a lot of money when his father around. Unfortunately, one day his father got really sick, and started having bad migraines. They took him to the doctor, and the doctor said, take him to the hospital in Santo Domingo, moreover Sammys father refused to go. A few days later he had a another attack, and one of his fellow workers took him to the hospital. He was doing separate after his family took him to the hospital, but the doctor told them that he would die in a couple of days. His family took him home so he could die in his own home. aft(prenominal) he died Sammys last name was changed to Sosa. That was his mothers maiden name. Sammys family changed drastically after his Fathers death. They didnt have whatever money to buy food or clothes. So Sammy and his older brothers started to shine shoes, wash cars and beg for money. They didnt get much business so the move to Santo Domingo.In a couple of years Sammys mother remarried to a man named Carlos Maria Peralta.Even after his mother got married they still continued to be poor. Sammys mother thought that Santo Domingo was to busy and had to many bad influences for the kids, so they moved to a town called San Pedro de Macoris. San Pedro wasnt as busy as Santo Domingo, but it was busier than the county. It was Kind of in the middle of San Pedro and Santo Domingo. Sammy and his older brothers started to shine shoes again. T here was one man that kept coming back again and again. His name was history Chase. Bill owned a show company in San Pedro. Bill saw how smart and persistent Sammy and his brothers