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I was 9-years-old when Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire completely captivated the world with their amazing home run chase, a chase that pretty much saved baseball. Well fast forward almost 20 years later and the former is captivating everyone in a different manner — a very, very different manner.
The 49-year-old former MLB player recently decided to do the dab for some reason out in London. And while that move is outdated and makes everyone cringe, it’s how Sosa looks that stole the attention. Just take a look at the tweet below to see what we mean.
Black former Chicago Cubs star Sammy Sosa shocks social media with series of pictures that show him dabbing with WHITE skin https://t.co/3eVIZgwpkB pic.twitter.com/yStdQGVwaM
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) November 10, 2017
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that’s the same person. Sosa has been bleaching his skin for years and that’s the result. Here’s a closer look:
I️ don’t know Twitter, you tell me what’s happening here… looks like a horror movie where the 2017 Sammy Sosa haunts children by dabbing on them pic.twitter.com/gk1PMxr5T6
— Jack Ryan (@djrandyjohnson) November 9, 2017
Holy hell, what is Sosa thinking? Now I hope Sosa is OK upstairs, I really do, since he was a baseball hero to many folks, but since this is the internet people decided to roast him anyway. Check out some of the responses below.
I’m not completely sure but did Sammy Sosa morph into Shrek morphed into a man?? pic.twitter.com/fR8DskUMde
— LisaAndie (@LisaAndie) November 9, 2017
sammy sosa looks like the grandpa from the munsters pic.twitter.com/gHK6TJisRA
— Jaron MoneyOverBitchesEBKRenogade Montana (@TrilliamClinton) November 8, 2017
My 1990 Fleer baseball card of Sammy Sosa… I just need to know does the value increase since he’s white now. Lol pic.twitter.com/s1YZzU5gwP
— Lena B (@Lenabanks4real) November 8, 2017
Idk what it is, but Sammy Sosa looks like some kind of cartoon villain… who goes around dabbing after taking ladies purses https://t.co/11SkD9yA81
— Tyler Morgan (@TMO_FO_SHO) November 7, 2017
ALSO: the dab is dead. I repeat: THE DAB IS DEAD. The utter uncoolness of it being done by Sammy Sosa in the streets of London while Uncle Fester in a wig has killed it. Tell a friend to tell a friend. pic.twitter.com/ghIn6QQtMi
— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) November 9, 2017
How did anyone even realise it was him???
— Sarah (@sarah_savin) November 11, 2017
She got a light skinned friend look like Sammy Sosa, Got a Dark skinned friend look like Sammy Sosa pic.twitter.com/FQwGPPc68q
— Acknickulous White (@SirSeriousBlack) November 11, 2017
Sammy Sosa done dabbed ALL of his melanin away. pic.twitter.com/IkOV266Mlq
— Jay Washington (@MrJayWashington) November 9, 2017
What in God’s green earth happened to Sammy Sosa??? Looks like Bob from Stranger Things pic.twitter.com/Mn7YRU2rV7
— Tyler Zimm (@ZimmCat19) November 7, 2017
Sammy Sosa’s transition from baseball superstar to “creepy white uncle who dabs at family outings” is nearly complete. pic.twitter.com/mVlByee8HE
— Caleb Hoover (@LiLHuvziVert) November 7, 2017
Here’s hoping that Sosa rights the ship soon.
h/t Maxim