Photos: Former Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa donates $10,000 to two Chicago first responders charities

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Former Cubs star Sammy Sosa presented a $10,000 donation to two first responder charities — EMWQ Widows & Children’s Fund and Light the Line — at the Chicago Fire Department firehouse Engine 98/Ambulance 11 on Sept. 27, 2024.

Former Cubs slugger player Sammy Sosa with firefighters at the Chicago Fire Department firehouse Engine 98/Ambulance 11. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Former Chicago Cubs star player Sammy Sosa speaks at the Chicago Fire Department firehouse Engine 98/Ambulance 11, before presenting a $10,000 donation to charities , EMWQ Retirees, Widows' & Children's Assistance Fund and Light the Line, that supports Chicago Police Department. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Sammy Sosa speaks at the Chicago Fire Department firehouse Engine 98/Ambulance 11, before presenting a $10,000 donation to charities. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Former Chicago Cubs star player Sammy Sosa autographs a ball and bat for police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., who was critically wounded in the Aug. 2021 shooting that killed his partner Ella French, at the Chicago Fire Department firehouse Engine 98/Ambulance 11, before presenting a $10,000 donation to charities , EMWQ Retirees, Widows' & Children's Assistance Fund and Light the Line, that supports Chicago Police Department. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Sammy Sosa autographs a ball and bat for police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., who was critically wounded in the August 2021 shooting that killed his partner Ella French. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Former Chicago Cubs star player Sammy Sosa signs autographs for fans at the Chicago Fire Department firehouse Engine 98/Ambulance 11, before presenting a $10,000 donation to charities , EMWQ Retirees, Widows' & Children's Assistance Fund and Light the Line, that supports Chicago Police Department. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Sammy Sosa signs autographs for fans at the Chicago Fire Department firehouse Engine 98/Ambulance 11. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Former Chicago Cubs star player Sammy Sosa speaks with police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., who was critically wounded in the Aug. 2021 shooting that killed his partner Ella French, and others at the Chicago Fire Department firehouse Engine 98/Ambulance 11, before presenting a $10,000 donation to charities , EMWQ Retirees, Widows' & Children's Assistance Fund and Light the Line, that supports Chicago Police Department. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Sammy Sosa speaks with police Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., who was critically wounded in the August 2021 shooting that killed his partner Ella French, and others at the Chicago Fire Department firehouse Engine 98/Ambulance 11. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Former Chicago Cubs star player Sammy Sosa autographs a baseball jersey for Ryan Hopkins, 8, (Ald. Hopkins son), at the Chicago Fire Department firehouse Engine 98/Ambulance 11, before presenting a $10,000 donation to charities , EMWQ Retirees, Widows' & Children's Assistance Fund and Light the Line, that supports Chicago Police Department. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Sammy Sosa autographs a baseball jersey for 8-year-old Ryan Hopkins, who is Ald. Hopkins’ son. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

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