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Former president Barack Obama Among the many who paid tribute to the renowned temple and the Chicago Cubs, Great Ryne Sandberg, who died this week after a long battle against cancer.
The former president published a tribute to Sandberg in a position on X early Tuesday morning.
Ryne Sandberg of Chicago Cubs looked around around the 1980s. (Sporting News via Getty Images)
“The faithful of the temple of fame and the cubs, Ryne Sandberg, was not only an excellent baseball player – he was a class act that never cheated on the game,” said the post. “Everyone in Chicago – including White Sox Fans – they will be deeply missing. “”
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Obama, a fan known to White Sox, guest Cubs To visit the White House in the last days of its second presidency after winning the World Series in 2016.
“I only have four days left,” he said during the ceremony, via The New York Times. “I made a lot of promises in 2008. We managed to make a large number. But even I was not crazy enough to suggest that during these eight years, we would see the cubs win the World Series.”
Former American president Barack Obama listens to speakers on a panel of the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum, a month after the loss of democrats in the American presidential election in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on December 5, 2024. (Reuters / Vincent Alban)
Temple of fame, the beloved legend of Cubs Ryne Sandberg died at 65 years after the battle against cancer
Major League Baseball announced the death of Sandberg on Monday. He was 65 years old.
“Ryne Sandberg was a legend of the Chicago Cubs franchise and a beloved figure throughout the major baseball league. He was a five tool player who excelled in all the facets of the game thanks to his power, his speed and his work ethics. Ryne won 10 consecutive All-Star selections, nine consecutive gold gloves, seven light and 1984 MVP National League, “said Commissioner Rob Manfred in a statement.
“Ryne has remained active in the game he loved as an ambassador for cubs, a manager for phillies and in minor leagues, and a frequent participant in the renowned temple. His many friends through the game were in his corner while he fought cancer in recent years.
Ryne Sandberg des Cubs de Chicago is preparing to fight against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Veterans Stadium around 1983 in Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania. (Owen C. Shaw / Getty Images)
Sandberg received a diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer in January 2024. In August of the same year, he announced that he was without cancer after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation.
In December, he revealed that cancer had returned and spread to other organs.
