Sosa, Cubs come to South Florida.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

MIAMI _ Sammy Sosa isn't chasing Babe Ruth or Roger Maris or Mark McGwire anymore. The home runs aren't flying off his bat the way they did in 1998 and '99 when he and McGwire captivated the country.

No, Sosa isn't doing the chasing. He's the one being chased.

Sosa and the Chicago Cubs are in South Florida for a three-game series against the Marlins that opens on Friday night at 7:05 at Pro Player Stadium. It may represent Sosa's last visit to South Florida in a Cubs uniform.

The slugger is at the center of trade rumors, most notably those that involve the New York Yankees, and could become an ex-Cub by the July 31 trade deadline. The Boston Red …