Chicago Cubs unveil statue depicting Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg
Ryne Sandberg hopes Cubs fans remember him as an alert and active defensive player.That's exactly how they'll see him from now on when they enter Wrigley Field.The club unveiled a statue of the Hall of Fame second baseman outside the historic ballpark before Sunday's series finale against the New York Mets . The 64-year-old Sandberg said the ceremony was especially touching after his cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
'Sandberg came to the Cubs from Philadelphia after the 1981 season as an add-on to a trade that sent Larry Bowa to Chicago for Ivan De Jesus. He made sure to thank Bowa, who was on the dais Sunday, for being 'disgruntled' enough to want to leave the Phillies and demand the swap.Two seasons later, Sandberg was the league MVP and helped the Cubs end a nearly three-decade postseason drought with the NL East title.
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