Sammy Sosa Bleached Skin
It’s not uncommon for pro athletes’ to change their appearance once they retire. Some like to pack on a few pounds and age like normal people. But there’s something strangely different about Sammy Sosa’s retirement look.
Sammy Sossa Bleached Skin Pictures
Recent photos snapped of the former Chicago Cubs slugger at the 2009 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas on Thursday show a shocking transformation for Sosa: his skin has turned several shades later and he appears to be wearing green contact lenses.
So what gives?
“He is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin,” according to Rebecca Polihronis, a former Cubs staffer who keeps in regular contact with Sammy. “Women have it all of the time. He was surprised he came out looking so white. I thought it was a body double. Part of (the photo appearance) is just the lighting.”
“People who saw him in person did not react the same way. He can’t believe it is such a big deal…He is in the middle of doing a cleansing process to his skin. The picture is deceiving. He said, ‘If you saw me in person, you would be surprised. When you see me in person, it is not going to seem like the picture.’”
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On November 8th 2009, Jayla wrote:
HE LOOKS A MESS. HE DESTROYED HIS ONCE HANDSOME APPEARANCE..NOW HE LOOKS LIKE A GAY VAMPIRE!!
On November 9th 2009, doug plain wrote:
What a d-bag. He looks so f&cking stupid its funny. Now he looks like he should be in the circus. Oh yeah and Rebecca Polihronis, the general public does not believe a word you are saying, besides its hard for you to see his micheal jackson @$$ when it is behind yours.
(.)–: He is obviously has very low self esteem otherwise he wouldn’t do it. That is why he started taking steroids in the first place. The only health issue he got from steroids was a even small private, that is why he bleached his skin….so his sex life wouldn’t end up like his baseball career. So in conclusion I would like to say……go f&ck yourself sammy sosa, you cheating piece of $hi+.
On November 11th 2009, eric wrote:
Sammy Sosa looks retarted!! I can’t believe he did that to himself!! He looks uglier then before!! Those green contacts make him look stupid!
On November 11th 2009, SILY wrote:
U HAVE ISSUES…. ( DOUG ). U R SAD BY TALKING THAT WAY ABOUT SAMI… U WISH U HAD HIS MILLIONS. U PROBABLY DON’T EVEN HAVE THAT SMALL PRIVATE. OR A CAREER…. U OBVIUSLY HAVE NOTHING BETTTER TO DO. THEN TALK SMACK……BUTA LEAST AIRING OUT LIFTED UR SELF ESTEEM
On November 15th 2009, Bob wrote:
This dude is misplaced! Looking white doesnt make you one! He now appears more of a white ghost!
On November 16th 2009, Rick wrote:
I agree with the comment above mine looking WHITE does not make you WHITE…he has issues…bleaching ur skin one shade lighter because of all the sun damage is fine but he went ALL out including the grey color contact lenses…
On November 18th 2009, mee wrote:
he looked so cute in the second pix….watever it is he did……..it was a really BAD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!
On November 19th 2009, c.portillo wrote:
he look better dark brown.what a fool.
On November 19th 2009, megan wrote:
He doesn’t look better dark or light IMO..He is old anyways, maybe he wants to reinvent himself..I mean if he really hated himself that much why did he wait until he was 41 to do it.
On November 25th 2009, Diego eiland wrote:
Personally it shuldnt matter wat sammy does 2 hisself it his business n ppl r jus nosy ok he bleached his skin wow it his life not sayn it rite or anything but it his biz he didnt nobody or do sometin harmful but 2 himself so y wuld u care y get frustrated at a person who done nodin 2 you dat da prob wit ppl now a days accept ppl for who dey r if dey make 2 alternate sumtin n der life ppl change der apearance all da time contacts hair dye hair cut plastic surgery etc so all u calln dem fake if u change urself only for ur personal happiness r u fake tha ansa no n i understand y he did it bcuz lighter skin is major issue n da latino culture especially wit dominican n puerto rican me bein boricua it always ben a issue grownin up n it stil is so sammy if u want 2 bleach ur skin dat ur choice so go ahead it ur life y shuld i care n 4 all da haterz can ya find sumtin beter 2 do den 2 hate on sum 1 u dont no im out
On December 15th 2009, psu wrote:
Diego, you made some good points, but it was severely overshadowed by your typing and lack of correct grammar. It’s okay to use internet slang and such, but **wow**, tone it down a bit!
I know dark skin is an issue in Latin culture, but Sammy has enough culture and enough money to have been around the world and back. He should be past that issue by now. He doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone. The steriod thing was blown MUCH too far out of proportion. So much of his record and skill have absolutely nothing to do with steriods. They can only enhance his batting… if you know anything about baseball, you know that batting isn’t even close to everything.
Sosa should be the one to set an example for other dark Latins facing the same self esteem issues.
So Diego, you made some good point, but for someone like Sosa, it’s no excuse.
Self hate is never right.
On January 5th 2010, Shallah wrote:
why would someone bleach their skin especially with global warming on the rise? once those temperatures start to soar everyone will want to be black.