Historical clue formulations

• Dominican slugger Sammy — 2026-06-01
• McGwire's rival in 1990s M.L.B. — 2026-05-28
• Slugger Sammy — 2026-04-28
• "Slammin' Sammy" of baseball — 2026-01-06
• Slugger Sammy — 2025-06-16
• Slugger with 609 career home runs — 2024-11-22
• Mercedes ___, icon of Argentine folk music — 2024-10-05
• Slugger Sammy — 2024-05-27
• Slugger Sammy — 2022-12-25
• Slammin' Sammy — 2022-11-04
• Slugger with 609 homers — 2022-05-01
• Slammin' Sammy ___ — 2022-03-10
• Slugger Sammy in the 1998 home run chase — 2021-11-16
• Baseball's Slammin' Sammy — 2021-08-17
• Onetime Cubs slugger Sammy — 2021-06-15
• Sammy with 609 career home runs — 2019-09-22
• He hit his 600th home run in 2007 — 2018-11-24
• Sammy on a 1998 cover of Newsweek — 2018-06-17
• Baseball's "Slammin' Sammy" — 2018-06-04
• Slugger Sammy — 2018-03-07
• One of Sports Illustrated's two Sportsmen of the Year in 1998 — 2018-01-12
• 1998 N.L. M.V.P. — 2016-12-25
• Fifth player to hit 600 homers — 2016-12-24
• Cubs slugger with 609 home runs — 2016-11-15
• Baseball's Slammin' Sammy — 2016-09-05
• Member of the 600 home run club — 2015-06-07
• Sammy who was the 1998 N.L. M.V.P. — 2015-05-11
• Cubs slugger Sammy — 2014-06-02
• Major-leaguer with three 60+ home run seasons — 2013-06-16
• Seven-time All-Star Sammy — 2013-05-07
• He was traded between Chicago teams in 1992 — 2012-09-29
• Six-time Silver Slugger winner — 2012-06-29
• 1998 home run race participant — 2012-06-03
• Slugger Sammy — 2012-05-15
• Cub #21 of the 1990s-2000s — 2011-06-30
• Slugger Sammy — 2011-05-18
• Member of the 600 home run club — 2011-01-25
• 1998 Roberto Clemente Award winner — 2010-12-09
• 1997-99 N.L. strikeout leader — 2010-11-12
• Slugger Sammy — 2010-03-03
• Honoree of a 1998 New York ticker-tape parade — 2009-11-13
• McGwire's friendly home-run rival — 2009-11-11
• Dominican-born player in the 600 club — 2009-10-07
• Hitter of 66 in '98 — 2009-09-04
• Baseball star in Senate steroid hearings — 2009-07-29
• McGwire rival, once — 2009-05-03
• Sportsman of the Year co-winner of 1998 — 2008-05-31
• Future star athlete who debuted with the Rangers in 1989 — 2008-04-25
• Sportsman of the Year co-winner of 1998 — 2008-01-06
• First batter to hit a home run against every Major League Baseball team — 2008-01-03