Sammy Sosa Returns to Chicago Cubs Dugout for Spring Training

A sight for sore eyes in the Chicago Cubs fanbase — Sammy Sosa is back wandering the team’s dugout 21 years after he was exiled from the organization.

The 56-year-old was in attendance for the Cubs’ Spring Training tilt against the Arizona Diamondbacks … where he was spotted chatting with current members of the squad.

“I’m happy to see everyone,” he told the broadcast. “Happy to be here. I also want to say thank you to the Rickett family for bringing me here. Jed Hoyer, the [General Manager] and Craig Counsell, which has been great to me.”

Sosa said he’s enjoyed watching the players taking some at-bats and offering up advice on how to improve … saying that he’s “an expert in that.”

Sosa’s cameo comes after the two sides ended a two-decade-long standoff … which was due to the former slugger’s ties to performance-enhancing drugs, which he tested positive for in 2003.

That all changed in January … when he released a statement owning up to past mistakes — saying “There were times I did whatever I could to recover from injuries in an effort to keep my strength up to perform over 162 games.”

“I never broke any laws, bit in hindsight, I made mistakes and I apologize.”

It was all the Cubs were looking for — the team extended an invitation to their fan convention shortly after he shared his post, which he ultimately attended.