Ryne Sandberg, a member of the Hall of Fame, dies
Ryne Sandberg, the second member base of the Hall of Fame that played 15 seasons with Chicago Cubs, died at age 65
Chicago – Ryne Sandberga second base I know converted In one of the most complete baseball players of the Major Leagues during one almost complete trajectory with the Chicago Cubs, He has died. Had 65 years.
He member of the Hall of Fame He was surrounded by his family when he died at home on Monday, according to the team.
Sandberg announced in January 2024 that it was diagnosed with prostate cancer metastasis. He received chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Subsequently, in August 2024, he said he was cancer free.
However, on December 10, he published on Instagram that cancer had returned and extended to other organs. He announced this month that I was still fighting, while “I expected to make the most of every day with my loving family and friends.”
The president of the CUBS, Tom Ricketts, said that Sandberg “will be remembered as one of the greatest of all time in almost 150 years of this historic franchise.”
“His dedication and respect for the game, along with his unwavering integrity, determination, effort and competitive fire were characteristics of his career,” Ricketts said in the team statement.
Sandberg was born and grew in Spokane, Washington. After graduating from high school, he was selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 20th Round of the 1978 Amateur Draft.
He debuted in the Major Leagues in 1981 and connected a hit in six shifts to bat in 13 games with the Phillies. In January 1982, he was transferred to Chicago along with Larry Bowa in exchange for veteran infielder Iván de Jesús.
It became one of the most unequal exchanges in the history of baseball.
Sandberg hit. He participated in ten teams of the star game, won the home run derby in 1990 and took nine gold gloves home.
“Ryne Sandberg was a legend of the Chicago Cubs franchise and a beloved figure in all the big leagues,” said Commissioner Rob Manfred. “He was a five -tools player that stood out in all aspects of the game thanks to his power speed and ethics.”
Despite Sandberg’s stellar performance, the Cubs barely accessed the postseason twice during their stage in Chicago.
It was the MVP of the National League in 1984, when it hit for .314 with 19 home runs, 84 ranked races, 32 stolen bases, 19 triples and 114 races scored. Chicago won the title of the East Division of the National League and Sandberg hit .368 (7 of 19) in the playoffs, but the Cubs were eliminated by San Diego Padres after winning the first two games of the National League championship series at the Wrigley Field.
The 1984 season presented what Cubs fans still classify as “The Sandberg Game (Sandberg’s game)”, when he connected two homers and promoted seven races in a 12-11 victory over St. Louis Cardinals in 11 inning on June 23.
Chicago paid tribute to Sandberg and that game when he unveiled a statue of the infielder outside the Wrigley Field on that date in 2024.
“It was a superhero in this city,” said Cubs baseball operations, Jed Hoyer, during a television broadcast on the team on July 20. “You think of (Michael) Jordan, Walter Payton and Ryne Sandberg all here at the same time, and I can’t imagine a person better managing their fame, their responsibility for a city better than him.”
Sandberg took Chicago back to the playoffs in 1989, a campaign in which he hit .290 with 30 home runs the Cubs won the east of the National League. He hit .400 (8 of 20) in the championship series, but Chicago lost to San Francisco Giants in five games.
Sandberg established a personal record with 40 homers, the leader of the National League, in 1990 and towed a personal record of 100 races in 1990 and 1991, but never returned to the postseason. He retired after the 1997 season.
It was included in the Hall of Fame in 2005, receiving 76.2% of the votes of the Association of Baseball Writers of America in its third attempt at the ballot. The Cubs withdrew their number 23 that year.
Sandberg also directed Philadelphia from August 2013 to June 2015, with a record of 119-159. He obtained interim work when Charlie Manuel was fired. He resigned as Phillies pilot in the middle of a difficult 2015 season.
