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Field Level Media
Jul 16, 2025, 01:09 PM ET
Chicago Cubs fable Ryne Sandberg said Wednesday helium is "continuing to fight" crab and is prioritizing clip with those closest to him.
He posted a missive addressed to his fans and extended shot household connected Instagram.
"I wanted to stock an update regarding my health," wrote Sandberg, 65. "It's been a challenging fewer months arsenic I person been going done attraction connected a regular basis.
"While I americium continuing to fight, I'm looking guardant to making the astir of each time with my loving household and friends.
"I haven't been to Wrigley Field arsenic overmuch arsenic I hoped successful the archetypal fractional but I'm watching each crippled and americium excited for the 2nd half."
He threw retired the archetypal pitch, surrounded by chap Cubs greats, earlier the location opener connected April 4.
In January 2024, Sandberg announced helium had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, past past August announced helium was cancer-free. In December, helium said the crab had recurred and spread. He vowed to "continue to beryllium positive, strong, and combat to bushed this."
Sandberg spent 15 of his 16 large league seasons with the Cubs, on with 13 games astatine the commencement of his vocation for the Philadelphia Phillies (1981).
Sandberg was the 1984 National League MVP, erstwhile helium batted a career-high .314 with a major-league-leading 19 triples and 114 runs scored arsenic good arsenic 19 location runs, 84 RBIs and 32 stolen bases.
The 2nd baseman besides earned the 2nd of his 9 vocation Gold Glove awards that year. He was a 10-time All-Star enactment and a seven-time Silver Slugger honoree, batting .285 with 282 location runs and 1,061 RBIs successful his 2,164-game career.
Sandberg, who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame successful 2005, besides spent parts of 3 seasons (2013-15) arsenic the Phillies' manager.
