Lenyn José Sosa (born January 25, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional

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for the

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(MLB).

Career

Sosa signed with the

as an international free agent on July 2, 2016. Sosa made his professional debut with the rookie-level

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in 2017, hitting .270/.330/.359 in 42 games. In 2018, Sosa played for the rookie-level

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, batting .294/.317/.406 with 4 home runs, 35 RBI, and 2 stolen bases. For the 2019 season, Sosa played with the Single-A

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, where he hit .252/.292/.371 with 7 home runs and 51 RBI across 122 games. Sosa did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He split the 2021 season between the High-A

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and Double-A

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, hitting .271/.300/.401 with 11 home runs and 56 RBI across 117 games. Sosa was assigned to Double-A Birmingham to begin the 2022 season. Sosa was selected to the 40-man roster and called up to the majors for the first time on June 23, 2022. He collected his first career hit on June 26, roping a double off of

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starter

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. On August 9, during the second game of a double-header, Sosa hit his first Major League home run off of

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pitcher

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. Sosa was optioned to the Triple-A

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to begin the 2023 season. In 52 games for Chicago, he batted .201/.224/.348 with 6 home runs and 14 RBI. Sosa was again optioned to Triple–A Charlotte to begin the 2024 season.

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