Dominican TV dancer, with whom he has four children. In 2009, Sosa appeared at a music awards show looking much lighter in complexion than he had just months earlier. The buzz around this drastic change prompted him to go on a Spanish-language television station to deny that he was ill, or that he hated being dark-skinned, or that his new skin tone was the result of steroid use. Sosa explained that he uses a bleaching cream before going to bed that softens and lightens his skin. See also 30–30 club 50 home run club List of Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders List of Major League Baseball home run records List of Major League Baseball runs-batted-in champions List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders Notes References Further reading External links extended biography and photos Latino Sports Legends 1968 births Living people Dominican Republic people of Haitian descent American sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent Baltimore Orioles players Charlotte Rangers players Chicago Cubs players Chicago White Sox players Dominican Republic emigrants to the United States Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Canada Drugs in sport in the United States Gulf Coast Rangers players Gastonia Rangers players Iowa Cubs players Major League Baseball controversies Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic Major League Baseball right fielders National League All-Stars National League home run champions National League Most Valuable Player Award winners National League RBI champions Oklahoma City 89ers players Sportspeople from San Pedro de Macorís Silver Slugger Award winners Texas Rangers players Tulsa Drillers players Vancouver Canadians players West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx players