In Philadelphia — a city that saw Ferguson Jenkins and Sergei Bobrovsky climb to fame after they were traded — Sandberg will be remembered as the most painful departure of them all.

Hall-of-Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg has died at age 65 after a battle with cancer. Sandberg made his major league debut for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1981, but he played the next 15 seasons for his beloved Chicago Cubs.

Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who became one of baseball’s best all-around players while starring for the Chicago Cubs, has died.

The death of MLB Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg hit the baseball world hard and the amount of love and gratitude shown across social media Monday was touching.

National Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg died Monday. Here are his connections to OKC throughout his playing and managerial career.

Sandberg continued to hit well in 1990. That year, he had his only 40-homer season, leading the NL, and drove in 100 runs, a feat he would repeat in 1991. He again finished fourth in MVP balloting, despite the Cubs having yet another losing season.

Cubs mananger Craig Counsell would speak on the "lucky" moments that the team had with Ryne Sandberg, who just passed.