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topicnews · July 16, 2025

Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg 'continues to fight cancer

Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg 'continues to fight cancer


The legend of Chicago Cubs, Ryne Sandberg, said on Wednesday that he continued to have cancer and prioritized the time with those who are closest to him.

He has a letter to his fans and expanded baseball family on Instagram.

“I wanted to share an update about my health,” wrote Sandberg, 65.

“As I continue to fight, I look forward to making the best every day with my loving family and friends.

“I wasn't as much in Wrigley Field as I hoped for in the first half, but I look at every game and look forward to the second half.”

He threw the first playing field surrounded by other Cubs sizes, surrounded by April 4.

In January 2024, Sandberg announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and then he announced last August that he was free of cancer. In December he said that cancer was repeated and widespread. He swore to “continue to be positive, strong and therefore to fight, to beat this.”

Sandberg spent 15 of his 16 Major League games with the Cubs together with 13 games at the beginning of his career for the Philadelphia Phillies (1981).

Sandberg was the MVP of the National League in 1984 when he fought with a career high of 0.314 with 19 trenches and 114 runs as well as 19 Homeruns, 84 RBis and 32 stolen bases.

The second Baseman also awarded the second of its nine career gold Glove Awards this year. It was a 10-time all-star selection and a seven-time Silver Slugger winner with 282 Home Runs and 1,061 RBIs in his 2,164 game career.

Sandberg, who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005, also spent parts of three seasons (2013-15) as Manager of Phillies.