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Sammy Sosa returned to the Cubs’ spring training complex for the first time in over 20 years, amazed by the team’s upgraded facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis building looks like Disney World,\u201d Sosa said with a hearty laugh. \u201cMy goodness. Incredible. Beautiful. We didn\u2019t have that when we played.
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Wearing a Cubs uniform for the first time since 2004, Sosa joined as a guest instructor, working with hitters after recently mending ties with the organization.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sammy Sosa returned to the Cubs’ spring training complex for the first time in over 20 years, amazed by the team’s upgraded facilities. \u201cThis building looks like Disney World,\u201d Sosa said with a hearty laugh. \u201cMy goodness. Incredible. Beautiful. 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