The Chicago Cubs welcomed Sammy Sosa back at the Cubs Convention on Friday after he apologized last month. But the retired slugger failed to offer clarity on his “mistakes.”

When Sosa was asked specifically about apologizing for PEDs, he said, “No.” He said he was apologizing to the fans.

Cubs legend Sammy Sosa hadn’t specified which “mistakes” he was apologizing for in the statement he issued last month, the one that paved the way for reconciliation between the former face of the franchise and team ownership. When asked Friday if he was referring to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, he said “No, no.”

Sammy Sosa and the Chicago Cubs are back together after the slugger returned to the team’s annual fan convention.

RIcketts on Sosa reunion: "We can just accept the fact that there were a lot of guys doing things that the league was discouraging."

Sammy Sosa commented Friday on his induction into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame, more than 20 years after last playing for the team. According to ESPN's

Slugger Sammy Sosa and first baseman Derrek Lee will be inducted into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame this summer, the team announced Friday at the annual Cubs Convention.

Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts speaks to fans at the team’s annual baseball convention Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photos Share Sammy Sosa decided he’d been away for long enough.