Ryne Sandberg dead at the age of 65 after prostate cancer struggle
Base -ball legend Ryne Sandberg died at the age of 65.
Sandberg’s former team The Chicago Cubs announced his death on Monday, July 28, Via x.
“With great sadness we share that Ryne Sandberg died today”, read their explanation next to a photo of the athlete.
No cause of death was given.
Sandberg revealed in January 2024 that he is fighting Metastatic prostate cancer. He announced that he was cancer -free seven months later. In December 2024 he shared that his cancer had returned and spread.
“Ryne Sandberg was a hero for a generation of fans of Chicago Cubs and will be remembered as one of the great of all time in almost 150 years of this historical franchise,” Cubs Executive Chairman Tom Ricketts said in one rack On behalf of the team and the Van Sandberg family. “His dedication to and respect for the game, along with his relentless integrity, grit, crowds and competitive fire were characteristics of his career.”
Ryne Sandberg in 1990.
(Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty images)Continued Ricketts: “He was extremely proud of his teammates and his role as a global ambassador for baseball game, but above all he was proud of Margaret, his children and his role as husband, father and grandfather.”
Sandberg, who was admitted to the Hall of Fame in 2005, spent most of his 16 seasons in Major League Baseball as the second Honkman for the Cubs. He started his professional career at the Philadelphia Phillies in 1981 before being traded to Chicago the following year. In 1984 Sandberg was named MVP of the National League; In 1990 he hit 40 home runs, more than any other player that year. Sandberg hit 282 Homers and had a stroke average of .285 during his term of office. He also stole 344 bases, drove in 1,061 points and scored nine Gold Glove Awards.
In 1992 Sandberg signed an unprecedented contract of $ 28.4 million to play on Wigley Field for another four years. (He finally retired in 1997.)
According to The New York TimesA Sports illustrated Report published around the time of signing Sandberg, he described as’A shy, modest man who is a lock for the Hall of Fame. He does not drink, test positive, ram his wife’s car, kick the dog, walk out of the camp or say stupid things to the press. The most controversial thing he does is start a grounder every 25 games. “
Sandberg was married to the first woman Cindy From 1979 to July 1995. The exes shared two children, Justin and Lindsey. In August 1995 he married his second wife, MargaretThose three children from an earlier marriage had.
Although he had written history with the Cubs and was loved by the fans, a victory of the World Series remained elusive for Sandberg.
“I think the Cubs fans are thinly wearing the title of the ‘Lovelable Losers’,” he said in 2011Add: “I think it would be the biggest party ever for a winning team, and the party would be all over the world. “
Five years later, the team finally won the series for the first time in 108 years. Sandberg had returned to the Cubs as an ambassador by that time. He received a Honorary World Series ring.
