Pictures: Sammy Sosa Denies Skin Condition

Former baseball star Sammy Sosa denies reports he is suffering from Vitiligo, a skin condition that causes depigmentation in patches of skin. Sosa sparked rumors he had undergone facial bleaching to cover up the condition when he appeared at the Grammy Latino awards with noticeably lighter skin. Before and after pictures of Sosa then flooded the internet.

Sosa, 41, admits he is “a little surprised” at the attention. The former Chicago Cubs star says he is simply using a cream for sun damage from years of playing afternoon baseball games.

“I use a cream to keep my skin smooth and soft. I apply it before I go to bed. When I was playing for Chicago all those years, I was in the sun a lot for 1 o'clock games,” Sosa tells Univision in a two-part interview. “The flashes (from the cameras) also made my skin look lighter. I'm surprised with the controversy this has caused.”

Sosa began his Major League career in 1989 with the Texas Rangers. He then played for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles. He returned to the Rangers in 2007 and announced intentions to retire in 2009.

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