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The legend of baseball Ryne sandberg Died at the age of 65.
The former Sandberg team of the Chicago Cubs announced his death on Monday, July 28, By x.
“With great sadness, we share that Ryne Sandberg died today,” read their statement alongside a photo of the athlete.
No cause of death was given.
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Sandberg revealed in January 2024 that he was battling Metastatic prostate cancer. He announced that he was free of cancer seven months later. In December 2024, he shared that his cancer had returned and spread.
“Ryne Sandberg was a hero for a generation of Chicago Cubs fans and will be remembered as one of the greats ever in nearly 150 years of this historic franchise,” Executive Chairman Cubs Tom Ricketts said in a statement On behalf of the Sandberg team and family. “His dedication to the game and respect for them, together with his unworthy integrity, his grandparent, his busyness, and a competitive fire was the characteristics of his career.”
Ryne Sandberg in 1990.
(Photo by Focus on Sports Images/Getty)Continued Ricketts: “He was extremely proud of his fellow players and role as World Ambassador -the game of baseball, but most of all, he was proud of Margaret, his children and his role as a husband, father and grandfather.”
Sandberg, established in the gallery of immortals in 2005, spent most of his 16 seasons at Major League Baseball as a second bassist for the Cubians. He started his pro career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1981 before being traded to Chicago the following year. In 1984, Sandberg was named in the National League MVP; In 1990, he hit 40 home runs, more than any other player that year. Sandberg hit 282 Homer and had an average batting of .285 during his large league tenure. He also stole 344 centers, drove in 1,061 runs and scored nine gold glove awards.
In 1992, Sandberg signed an unprecedented contract, $ 28.4 million to play four more years at Wrigley Field. (He eventually retired in 1997.)
Back The New York Timesand Illustrated Sports The report published about the time of signing the Sandberg contract described it as “A shy, modest guy who is locked for the gallery of immortals. He doesn’t drink, test positive, ram his wife’s car, kick the dog, walk out of the camp or say dumb things at the press. The most controversial thing he does is start earth every 25 games. “
Sandberg was married to the first woman Cindy Between 1979 and July 1995. The Exes shared two children, Justin and Lindsey. In August 1995, married his second wife, Barterwho received three children from a previous marriage.
While he had made history with the cubits, and beloved by the fans, victory remained in the world series difficult to find Sandberg.
“I think the Cubs fans are wearing thin on the title of the ‘likeable losers’,” he said In 2011add, “I think it would be the largest party ever for a winning team, and the party would be worldwide. “
Five years later, the team finally won the series for the first time in 108 years. By then, Sandberg had returned to the Cubians as an ambassador. He received the honorary ring of the World Series.
