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The legend of the temple of fame and the Chicago Cubs, Ryne Sandberg, died after a long battle against cancer, MLB announced on Monday evening.
Sandberg was 65 years old.
“We are deeply saddened by the death of the temple of renown Ryne Sandberg,” MLB wrote in a press release on social networks.
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The former Cubs of Chicago and Temple of renown Ryne Sandberg poses for photos in front of his statue before a match against the New York dishes at the Wrigley Field on June 23, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Jamie Sabau / Getty Images)
“The second goal player of beloved cubs was a model of consistency of five wides in the 80s and early 90s, making 10 teams of consecutive stars and winning 9 consecutive prizes Gold Glove.”
“With great sadness, we share that Ryne Sandberg has died today,” wrote the Cubs in a declaration on X with a photo of “Ryno”.
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Sandberg was appointed MVP of the League during the 1984 season, where he had a war of 8.5 League leaders, while carrying out the way in the races (114) and the triples (19). He reduced .314 / .367 / .520 that year with 36 doubles, 19 circuits and 84 points produced on 156 games.
MLB’s tribute to Sandberg included its performance on June 23, 1984, which was forever nicknamed “The Sandberg Game”.
Ryne Sandberg of Chicago Cubs looked around around the 1980s. (Sporting News via Getty Images)
“On June 23, 1984, a national television audience watched Sandberg hit a pair of tie tours in the 9th and 10th round of cardinal cardinals more and more, the future Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter. Part of a playoff race of magic cubs, the game is forever known in Chicago as” The Sandberg Game “.
Sandberg made his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies, the team that drafted him in the 20th round of the 1978 amateur recovery from North Central High School in Spokane, Washington, in 1981. While he was quickly moved to the cubs the following season, Sandberg returned to manage the phillies for three seasons.
But Sandberg’s heritage on the diamond came from the north side of the windy town, where he struck .285 / .344 / .452 with 282 circuits and 2,151 strokes in 15 seasons with the Cubs. Apart from his stellar defense, Sandberg won seven Silver Slugger prizes and won a home derby.
Philadelphia, PA – around 1983: Ryne Sandberg des Cubs de Chicago was preparing to fight against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Stadium Veterans around 1983 in Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania. (Image photo Owen C. Shaw / Getty) (Owen C. Shaw / Getty Images)
“On June 23, 2024, the 340th anniversary of his emblematic moment, the Cubs unveiled a statue of Sandberg outside Wrigley Field,” continued the MLB declaration.
Sandberg was inducted at the national baseball renowned temple in 2005.
