Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg gives devastating update on his cancer battle
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Ryne Sandberg has revealed that the prostate cancer he is battling has spread and he will need more treatment.
Sandberg, 65, posted the announcement on social media Tuesday morning.
“Unfortunately, we recently learned that the cancer has relapsed and spread to other organs,” the former second baseman wrote in the post. ‘This means that I will undergo more intensive treatment again.
‘We will stay positive and strong and fight to beat this. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for me and my family.”
In January, Sandberg announced his prostate cancer diagnosis, insisting he would continue to “fight to beat the disease.”
Sandberg played sixteen Major League seasons and spent almost his entire career with the Cubs.
Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg says his prostate cancer has spread to other parts
Sandberg was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005 as one of the greatest second basemen ever
Over his career, he posted a .285/.344/.452 slash line (114 OPS+) and had approximately 68 Wins Above Replacement.
Sandberg was a 10-time All-Star and won nine Gold Glove awards, seven Silver Slugger Awards and the 1984 National League Most Valuable Player Award.
Sandberg, nicknamed “Ryno,” was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005 and received 76 percent of the vote in his third year of voting.
In addition to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Sandberg is also a member of the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame, and his number 23 was retired by the Cubs and placed on the foul pole at Wrigley Field.
He started his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, but after 13 games in his rookie season, he was… was traded to the Cubs before the 1982 season.
However, he returned to Philadelphia after relinquishing the plate and spent three seasons as Phillies manager from 2013 to 2015, going 119-159 (.428).