Slammin' Sammy: The Sammy Sosa Story
Slammin' Sammy: The Sammy Sosa Story
Release: 2002-01-01
·Runtime: 60m
Animation
History
Learn the true story of Chicago Cubs right fielder and baseball legend Sammy Sosa in this animated biography that traces the athlete's inspiring ascent from his childhood in the Dominican Republic to one of the sport's best-known sluggers. The film details the strong work ethic that helped propel Sosa to the big leagues, and follows his famed 1998 duel with rival Mark McGwire for the single-season home-run record.
Production Companies
Ruby-Spears Productions
SSA Productions
Lil' Vision
Urban Vision
Cast
Richard Newman
as Chicago White Sox's Manager / Award Host (voice)
Tonjha Richardson
as Marta (voice)
Francisco Trujillo Avalos-Davidson
as Juan Bautista Montero (voice)
Doron Bell
as Additional Voices (voice)
Brent Chapman
as Additional Voices (voice)
Aaron Joseph
as Luis Sosa as a Child (voice)
Alvin Sanders
as Coach Billy Williams / Minor League Umpire / Chicago White Sox's Play-by-play Announcer (voice)
Dale Wilson
as Jim Riggleman / Jeff Pentland / Sports Anchor / First Reporter (voice)
Sammy Sosa
as Self (archive footage)
Neil Denis
as Additional Voices (voice)
Philip Maurice Hayes
as Mark McGwire / Politician (voice)
Paul Dobson
as Omar Minaya / Domingo / Chicago Cubs' Assistant / Bill Clinton(voice)
Michael Dobson
as St. Louis Cardinals' Announcer (voice)
Scott McNeil
as Play-by-play Announcer / Texas Rangers' Catcher (voice)
Brad Swaile
as Sammy Sosa as a teenager / Child Fan #2 (voice)
Tony Alcantar
as Luis Sosa (voice)
Michael Benyaer
as Sammy Sosa(voice)
Saffron Henderson
as Raquel Sosa / Magalise Sosa (voice)
David Kaye
as Male Reporter / Chicago Cubs' Play-by-Play Announcer / Second Reporter (voice)
Zahf Paroo
as Additional Voices (voice)
Cathy Weseluck
as The Sosa Family's Sister / Female Reporter / Third Reporter / Keysha Sosa (voice)
Tarik Batal
as Additional Voices (voice)