Sammy Sosa Lightning Skin?

There’s been a rumor circulating the Web these last few days that former Cubs great Sammy Sosa has been lightning his skin. The Chicago Tribune has a photo in which his skin is shown much lighter than it has been in the past.

So what gives?

A friend of Sosa’s and an employee of the Cubs, Rebecca Polihronis, says this is much ado about nothing. She says, “He’s not trying to be Michael Jackson.”

Apparently this is a case where Sosa has been undergoing skin treatments to help his completion after so many years playing baseball in the sun. Polihronis says this is a “rejuvenation process for his skin.” She also says his skin doesn’t look this light in person, that the lighting in the photo makes it look much worse than it really is.

So there you have it.

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