CHICAGO (AP) — Corridor of Fame second baseman and Washington state native Ryne Sandberg has been identified with metastatic prostate most cancers.
The 64-year-old Sandberg stated Monday in a release put out by the Baseball Hall of Fame that he has began therapy.
“I’m surrounded by my loving spouse Margaret, our extremely supportive household, the very best medical care workforce, and our expensive buddies,” Sandberg stated. “We’ll proceed to be constructive, robust, and battle to beat this. Please preserve us in your ideas and prayers throughout this troublesome time for me and my household.”
Sandberg hit .285 with 282 homers, 1,061 RBIs and 344 steals in 16 seasons within the majors. He made his massive league debut with Philadelphia in 1981 and appeared in 13 video games with the Phillies earlier than he was traded to the Chicago Cubs in January 1982.
Sandberg was one of many majors’ greatest all-around performers with the Cubs. He made 10 All-Star groups and gained 9 Gold Gloves. He additionally was the NL MVP in 1984.
He was inducted into Cooperstown in 2005.
“A part of what made Ryne an incredible expertise on the sphere was his quiet depth, and we now have little doubt he’ll convey the identical tenacity to his battle,” Corridor of Fame chair Jane Forbes Clark stated in an announcement.
“Throughout this troublesome time, we be part of Cubs followers in Chicago, and baseball followers in every single place, in sending love and assist to Ryne and Margaret and the whole Sandberg household.”
Sandberg was raised in Spokane and was a three-sport star at North Central Excessive College. He supposed to play quarterback at WSU however as an alternative went into professional baseball after being taken within the twentieth spherical of the 1978 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.
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