Sammy Sosa

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Birth Name:

Sammy Peralta Sosa

Birth Place:

San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic

Date of Birth:

November 12, 1968

Race or Ethnicity:

Dominican

The retired Major League baseball player was born in the Dominican Republic to Dominican parents.

The majority of Dominicans (about 73%) are made up of multiracial descendants while the reminder by full European (16%) and full African descendants (11%).

Source:

Sosa: An Autobiography, Sammy Sosa and Marcos Bretón, Time Warner, 2000, p.23.

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T December 9, 2011 at 10:18 am: How did he get pale ?!

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Pat October 7, 2011 at 10:58 am: Yeah, his skin is lighter but he changd it back

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Midnight July 29, 2011 at 4:36 pm: Hey, he’s different somehow but I can’t quite put my finger on it but I bet it comes in a jar lol.

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Yet7 July 24, 2011 at 7:05 pm: Correction, the majority of Dominicans (about 73%) are made up of multiracial descendants while the reminder by full European (16%) and full African descendants (11%).

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