Retirement, or something, appears to be changing Sammy Sosa. He and wife, Sonia, were recently in Las Vegas for the Latin Grammys, which included a. ... His skin is undeniably lighter than at any time since he broke into the majors in 1989. Is it an illness, or a condition such as Vitiligo, in which depigmentation occurs? Is Sammy just bleaching his skin for fashion's sake? (Heh, "just.") I wonder if he is changing his look, simply because his eyes are a different color. samy sossa