Hall of Famer, beloved Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg dead at 65 after battle with cancer

Hall of Famer and Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg has died after a long battle with cancer MLB communicated on Monday night Sandberg was years old We are deeply saddened by the passing of Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg MLB wrote in a message on social media CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM The beloved Cubs second baseman was a five-tool model of consistency in the s and early s making consecutive All-Star teams and winning straight Gold Glove awards With great sadness we share that Ryne Sandberg has passed away this day the Cubs wrote in a announcement on X with a picture of Ryno FORMER CUBS MANAGER LEE ELIA FAMOUS FOR EPIC PROFANITY-LACED RANT AGAINST FANS DEAD AT Sandberg was named league MVP during the season where he had a league-leading WAR while also leading the way in runs and triples He slashed that year with doubles homers and RBI over games MLB s tribute to Sandberg included his performance on June which was forever dubbed The Sandberg Battle On June a national TV audience watched Sandberg hit a pair of game-tying home runs in the th and th innings off Cardinals closer and future Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter Part of a magical Cubs Postseason run the encounter is forever remembered in Chicago as The Sandberg Event He went on to win the NL MVP Award MLB wrote Sandberg debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies the crew that drafted him in the th round of the Amateur Draft out of North Central High School in Spokane Wash in While he was rapidly moved to the Cubs the following season Sandberg returned to manage the Phillies for parts of three seasons But Sandberg s legacy on the diamond came on the north side of the Windy City where he hit with homers and hits over seasons with the Cubs Other than his stellar defense Sandberg won seven Silver Slugger awards and won a Home Run Derby On June the th anniversary of his iconic moment the Cubs unveiled a statue of Sandberg outside Wrigley Field MLB s declaration continued Sandberg was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter