CUBS BREAKING NEWS - Sosa's suspension reduced --------------------------------------------------------
June 11, 2003 Major League Baseball today announced that it has reduced the suspension given to Cubs outfielder SAMMY SOSA for using a corked bat on Tuesday, June 3, at Wrigley Field from eight games to seven games.
The announcement was made by Bob DuPuy, Major League Baseball's president and chief operating officer, following an appeal hearing held yesterday in Baltimore.
Sosa will begin serving the suspension tonight, and will not be eligible to return to the lineup until Wednesday, June 18, when the Cubs visit the Cincinnati Reds.