It appears the Chicago Cubs and Sammy Sosa have reconciled.

While the former star right fielder and the franchise he became famous for remained at arm’s length throughout his retirement, Sosa released a statement Thursday recalling his memories of the Cubs and apologizing for his mistakes.

“There were times when I did my best to recover from injuries and maintain my strength for 162 games,” he wrote in part. “I have never broken any laws, but in hindsight I made mistakes and I apologize for that.”

Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts released his own statement inviting Sosa to the annual Cubs convention in January:

Ricketts, though remained steadfast in his position that Sosa would not be welcomed back to the team without some form of apology.

Sosa was one of the players of his generation associated with alleged performance-enhancing drug use, which is certainly why he’s not in the Hall of Fame. Although he didn’t admit in his apology that he had used it, there seems to be some sort of nod to possible use when he said: “There were times when I did everything I could to keep myself from getting hurt recover.”

His departure from the Cubs after the 2004 season was also less than celebratory, as he refused to play in the final game of the season.

Still, it has been more than 20 years at this point and both sides appear ready to move forward together.

Sosa was a Cubs icon when he played for the team from 1992 to 2004. During that span, which included three 60-plus home run seasons, he was a National League MVP, a seven-time All-Star and a six-time Silver Slugger.

One of those seasons was the famous one in 1998, when he and Mark McGwire captured the nation’s attention by tying Roger Maris’ home run record of 61 long balls in a season. McGwire finished at 70 while Sosa hit 66.

With 73, which he achieved in 2001, Barry Bonds finally broke both records.

McGwire and Bonds were also linked to PEDs, but have since been welcomed and recognized by the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, respectively. This seems to open the door for the Cubs to do the same with Sosa, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him in Wrigley Field and the organization at times during the 2025 campaign and beyond.