Picture: Cubs Unveil Ryne Sandberg Statue for MLB Corridor of Famer, 10-Time All-Star

The Chicago Cubs entered Sunday’s matchup towards the New York Mets with a 13-23 report of their final 36 video games and outdoors the Nationwide League playoff image, so the day’s focus was on higher instances of the previous as a substitute of the bleaker current.

The Cubs unveiled a Ryne Sandberg statue exterior of Wrigley Subject and celebrated the legendary second baseman forward of the competition:

Sandberg performed for the Cubs for 15 seasons from 1982 to 1997 and stays top-of-the-line gamers within the historical past of the group.

He’s a Corridor of Famer with a resume that features the 1984 Nationwide League MVP, seven Silver Slugger awards, 9 Gold Gloves, 10 All-Star choices and a Dwelling Run Derby title. He impacted the sport in quite a lot of methods with spectacular fielding, energy on the plate, the flexibility to hit for common and pace on the basepaths.

In all, Sandberg slashed .285/.344/.452 with 282 house runs, 1,061 RBI and 344 stolen bases throughout his time on the Cubs.

ESPN’s Jesse Rogers famous there was as soon as “some doubt” about whether or not he would be capable to attend Sunday’s ceremony contemplating he was recognized with prostate most cancers within the time after the Cubs introduced they might honor him in such a fashion.

Nonetheless, he was declared cancer-free in Might.

“This was a assure for me,” Sandberg mentioned of attending. “I reverted again to my baseball days of getting objectives and my perspective of working in the direction of one thing. That is what I’ve achieved.”

Not solely was he in attendance, he threw out the primary pitch and was celebrated by Cubs followers as a franchise favourite who will perpetually be acknowledged exterior of Wrigley Subject due to the statue.