Possible Clues:

• Sammy who hit 609 home runs
• "Gracias a la vida" singer Mercedes
• One of Maris's overtakers
• Sports Illustrated 1998 co-Sportsman of the Year
• Cubs slugger in the 1998 homerun derby with McGwire
• Swinging Sammy
• Slugger who rivaled McGwire
• 600-homer club member
• All-Star Sammy
• Three-time 60-homer man