Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg revealed on Monday that he is fighting prostate cancer.
The former Chicago Cubs great shared on his Instagram page that he recently found out about his metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis and has started treatment.
He mentioned, “We will persist in being optimistic, resilient, and committed to defeating this.” Sandberg This was included in his post.He added, “Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers during this challenging time for me and my family.”
A bronze statue of Sandberg will be revealed in Gallagher Way outside Wrigley Field on June 23, coinciding with the 40th anniversary ofhim playing the “Sandberg Game” against the St. Louis Cardinals at the age of 64. The Wrigleyville company Obvious Shirts is planning to create a shirt
to support Sandberg’s battle against cancer with all proceeds being donated to a charity of his choice, which is still being determined. A recipient of nine Gold Glove and seven Silver Slugger awards as well as the 1984 National League MVP award, Sandberg was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005 and had his No. 23 retired by the Cubs the same year. T-shirt He spent four seasons (2007-10) managing in the Cubs farm system before
moving on from the organization
and joining the Philadelphia Phillies, who selected him in the 20th round in 1978, to manage their Triple-A affiliate in 2011. After being promoted to the major league coaching staff in 2012, Sandberg became the Phillies interim manager in August 2013 and had the interim title removed one month later. In 2016, Sandberg returned to the Cubs in an ambassadorial capacity after he stepped down as Phillies manager
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