Sammy Sosa Vs. Mark McGwire There are many athletes in baseball today, but two names everyone knows are Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. McGwire, known to most as "Big Mac" and Sosa, known to most as "Slammin' Sammy" are great athletes who share a part of baseball history. Both are good hitters but they are also different hitters. They are both good players on the field, yet off the field they are also charitable people. McGwire and Sosa have many similarities and many differences. It is hard to compare Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's statistics because they have not been in the league the same amount of time. The only way to evaluate and compare these two men is to wait