Sammy Sosa is turning white

echo_bravo · #1 11-07-2009, 08:55 PM

Sammy Sosa's Stunning Transformation

Former MLB slugger's skin change is causing speculation about player's health

By TAMER EL-GHOBASHY
Updated 6:00 PM EST, Sat, Nov 7, 2009

It's typical for an athletes' appearance to change after they retire from professional sports -- they pack on a few pounds and age like normal people. But there's something stunningly different about Sammy Sosa's post-baseball look.

Recent photos snapped of the former Chicago Cubs slugger show a shocking transformation: his skin is turning white -- stark white. In addition, he appears to be wearing green contact lenses, which is no big deal compared with the impossible-to-miss pigmentation change.

The above photo shows Sosa on the left at a May 2009 People Magazine event. The right is Sosa, who retired in 2007 with 609 career homers, earlier this week in Las Vegas for the Latin Grammys.

While neither Sosa or anyone close to him has addressed the change in skin tone, baseball bloggers are speculating that it could be some cosmetic lightening process or worse, a side-effect of using performance enhancing drugs -- although there appears to be little to no evidence that steroid use can lead to skin lightening disorder such as vitiligo. In June, the New York Times reported that Sosa tested positive for a banned substance in 2003.

(picture in link)
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/...-69480167.html

jolanar · #2 11-07-2009, 09:21 PM

For all we know that could just be his natural color when not spending 12 hours a day out on the sunlight playing baseball.

john_rambo · #3 11-07-2009, 10:19 PM

The before pic is only a few months ago :-|

ericdraven · #4 11-07-2009, 11:35 PM

He must've seen Paranormal Activity

electriclite · #5 11-08-2009, 12:52 AM

I have family members who are Dominican and as dark as the early Sammy Sosa, and they have NEVER gotten that white being out of the sun. That's their innate color. It may ash up when they're out of the sun for a long while, but they do not change shades.

john_rambo · #6 11-08-2009, 01:05 AM

I know who I am! I'm a dude playin' a dude, disguised as another dude!

Mr. Creasy · #7 11-08-2009, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john_rambo

I know who I am! I'm a dude playin' a dude, disguised as another dude!

Hahahaha LMAO hahaha!!

BubbaStrangelove · #8 11-08-2009, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericdraven

He must've seen Paranormal Activity

Or a before and after picture of Barry Bonds' junk.

RustyRazor · #9 11-09-2009, 10:34 AM

I am half Puerto Rican / half Polish Hungarian.
When I'm out of the sun, my skin whitens.
NOT that white.
Obviously, something is going on with this guy but respecting his privacy, whatever it is, that's his bag.

I've never heard of steroids changing a person's pigment.
Unless he was caucasian BEFORE he took the steroids and they were some fucking POWERFUL steroids.