MMS pairs are so named because in 1998 the baseball players Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa both hit their 62nd home runs for the season, passing the old record of 61, held by Roger Maris.
Baseball player Sammy Sosa used perception management after he was ejected from a game in 2003 when he was caught using a corked bat.
Many of these players are drafted to play in the USA's Major Leagues of Baseball, with Sammy Sosa being the most notable player from SPM in recent years (see a full list of Dominican players).
Such greats to call Sim Legion Park home : Andy Van Slyke (Cardinals, Pirates), Sammy Sosa (Rangers, White Sox, Cubs, Orioles), Juan González (Rangers, Tigers, Indians, Royals), Iván Rodríguez (Rangers, Marlins, Tigers), and former Major Leaguer Tug McGraw (Mets, Phillies) pitched one game for the Rangers in 1989.
Sammy Davis, Jr. | Sammy Hagar | Sammy Woods | Sammy Cahn | Sammy Sosa | Sammy Kaye | Sammy Baugh | Sammy Wilson | Sammy Kershaw | Sammy Lerner | Sammy Davis, Jr | Sammy Davis | Sammy and Rosie Get Laid | Mercedes Sosa | Gaspar Castaño de Sosa | DJ Sammy | S. C. H. "Sammy" Davis | Sammy Winder | Sammy McIlroy | Sammy Igoe | Sammy Davis, Sr. | Sammy Adjei | Porfirio Lobo Sosa | Magical Girl Pretty Sammy | Jorge Sosa | Heaven (DJ Sammy song) | Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain | Sammy Williams | Sammy Walker | Sammy van Tuyll van Serooskerken |