Ryne Sandberg played second base and spent 15-years with the Chicago Cubs. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005 and the team retired his number 23 jersey that same year. The Chicago Cubs will now honor Sandberg for the rest of the season with a special jersey patch.

A team playing hundreds of miles to our north became a local favorite. And the best player on that team – one of the best players of that era – was Ryne Sandberg.

Ryne Sandberg, 65, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Sandberg was one of the most iconic players in the history of the Cubs franchise. In early 2024, he announced he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.