Cardinal Nicolás López Rodríguez blessed Sammy Sosa’s new US$5 million home facing the Mirador del Sur Park. President Leonel Fernández attended Sosa’s birthday party with visiting Uruguayan President Julio Sanguinetti. And Donald Trump and his wife came, as well as top ranking executives of the Chicago Cubs, and Bud Selig, Major Leagues Baseball Commissioner. Bud Selig told Dominican press, "Sammy is worth whatever he asks for. He saved the sport." Sammy Sosa said he enjoyed his party that he would like to celebrate it every year.
