Sosa misses game because of family emergency
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Posted 7:01PM on Friday 5th July 2002 ( 23 years ago )
ATLANTA - Chicago right fielder Sammy Sosa missed Friday night's game against the Braves because of a family emergency. <br>
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Cubs spokesman Chuck Wasserstrom says Sosa flew back to Chicago earlier Friday and isn't expected to return to Atlanta for the final two games of the series. <br>
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Roosevelt Brown took Sosa's spot in the outfield, and Moises Alou batted third in the lineup. <br>
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It's the first game Sosa has missed this season. In 83 games, he's batting .307 with 28 homers and 58 RBI's. He's scheduled to start in next week's All-Star game.
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