He had two 30 - 30 seasons .
Hailing from the Dominican baseball hotbed of San Pedro de Macoris , Sosa ended his 18 - year MLB career with 2,408 hits and 609 home runs .
Sosa had two 30 - 30 seasons .
Hailing from the Dominican baseball hotbed of San Pedro de Macoris , Sosa ended his 18 - year MLB career with 2,408 hits and 609 home runs .