CHICAGO (WGN) — Hall of Famer and Chicago Cubs legend Ryne “Ryno” Sandberg died in hospice care Monday following complications in his ongoing battle with prostate cancer.
The news comes after Sandberg announced his prostate cancer had relapsed and spread throughout his body in December 2024.
Sandberg spent 15 of his 16 seasons in the MLB with the Cubs. He had a lifetime batting average of .285, with 2,386 career hits and 282 career home runs.
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Chicago Cubs’ Bob Dernier is safe at third after teammate Ryne Sandberg grounded out during first inning action in Game 2 of the National League playoffs against the San Diego Padres in Chicago, Oct. 4, 1984. Padres Garry Templeton, left, moves up to assist, as Luis Salazar awaits the throw. Third base umpire Dick Cavanaugh calls the play. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell) -
Chicago Cubs’ Ryne Sandberg nearly touches first base as the ball nearly touches Phillies’ Len Matusek’s glove in the first inning at Philadelphia, May 31, 1984. Calling sandberg safe is umpire Jerry Crawford. (AP Photo/George Widman) -
Chicago Cubs’ second baseman Ryne Sandberg jumps out of the way after tagging out Scot Thompson of the San Francisco Giants during the second inning in Chicago, July 19, 1984. (AP Photo/Fred Jewell) -
Ryne Sandberg, shown in this 1994 file photo, the All-Star second baseman who abruptly retired from the Chicago Cubs in the middle of the 1994 season, will come back and play in the major leagues in 1996, The Associated Press learned Monday Oct. 30, 1995. Sandberg, who will become a free agent, is expected to announce his decision later this week, two sources told the AP. (AP Photo/file/John Swart) -
Chicago Cubs’ Ryne Sandberg reaches to tag out Pittsburgh Pirates’ Jim Morrison during the sixth inning in Chicago, Sept. 20, 1986.(AP Photo/John Swart) -
Chicago Cubs’ Ryne Sandberg hurls to first after beating New York Mets’ Keith Hernandez to second base after being forced by his teammate Gary Carter in the fourth inning of the first game of a double-header in Chicago, Aug. 6, 1986. (AP Photo/Charles Bennett) -
Chicago Cubs infielder Ryne Sandberg fields a ball during infield practice Wednesday, March 4, 1993 at session of spring training in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/ Scott Troyanos) -
Wade Boggs, left, and Ryne Sandberg waves to the fans before the Chicago Cubs played the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005 in Chicago. Sandberg and Boggs were recently inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) -
Chicago Cubs Ryne Sandberg, center, is greeted by ecstatic fans after the Cubs clinched the National League East pennant by beating the Pirates 4-1, Monday, Sept. 24, 1984, Pittsburgh, Pa. (AP Photo) -
Chicago Cubs’ Ryne Sandberg, front, is tagged out at third base by San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Williams during third inning action in the fifth game of the National League Championship Series Monday afternoon, Oct. 9, 1989 in San Francisco. Sandberg was out trying to stretch a double into a triple, but managed to drive in teammate Jerone Kalton on the play. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)