Sammy Sosa may have enjoyed a career of knocking it out of the park, but an investment group based in Detroit may have stolen home base. The group privately purchased Sosa’s beachfront home for $9.15 million, approximately $750,000 below the asking price of $9.9 million.
Stuart Drossner, founder of Drossner Realty, confirmed the off-market sale of the retired baseball player’s 7,273-square-foot home at 667 Ocean Boulevard on March 31.
Sammy Sosa’s just-sold Miami pad.
Drossner said the seller was looking for a quick sale. The deal closed within 45 days of going under contract for $9.15 million.
He compared the purchase price to the market value, noting that it sold for roughly 30 percent less.
An oceanside view of Sammy Sosa’s just-sold pad.
Sosa purchased the home in 2013 for $7.6 million.
The seven-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom 1998-constructed home sits on a 24,900-square-foot piece of land and offers 75 feet of beach property.
His client has plans to do minor renovations to the property, said Drossner, who cited the 1998 property as being prime for renovation, which will only increase present and future value.
Author’s note: Selling the home for $9.15 million means that Sosa profited approximately $1,415 per day on his three-year investment. Over his 18-year professional baseball career, he averaged $18,884 per day based on his total baseball salary of $124,068,000 divided by 6,570 — 18 years — days under contract, so this is peanuts to ol’ Slammin’ Sammy.
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