A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SOSA

Sat, 5 Oct '24
Mercedes ___, icon of Argentine folk music
Mon, 27 May '24
Slugger Sammy
Sun, 25 Dec '22
Slugger Sammy
Fri, 4 Nov '22
Slammin' Sammy
Sun, 1 May '22
Slugger with 609 homers
Thu, 10 Mar '22
Slammin' Sammy ___
Tue, 16 Nov '21
Slugger Sammy in the 1998 home run chase
Tue, 17 Aug '21
Baseball's Slammin' Sammy
Tue, 15 Jun '21
Onetime Cubs slugger Sammy