Sammy Sosa batted his 56th home run in 140 games this season and is now only six home runs away from breaking Roger Maris’s record of 61 home runs. He is trailing Mark McGwire who batted his 58th and 59th home runs against the Marlins of Florida yesterday. Sports writers are forecasting that McGwire will break the Maris record, setting a new record of 69 home runs. The 29-year-old Dominican slugger is also forecast to break the record, batting 65 home runs this season. With his 56th homer in the 4-2 Chicago Cubs victory over the Cincinnati Reds, Sammy Sosa tied Hack Wilson’s 68-year old club record.
