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Former president Barack Obama He was among the many who paid tribute to the member of the Hall of Fame and the Great Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago puppies, who died this week after a long battle against cancer.
The former president registered a tribute to Sandberg in a publication in X at dawn on Tuesday morning.
Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago puppies looks around the 1980s. (Sports news through Getty Images)
“The member of the Hall of Fame and the puppies, Ryne Sandberg, was not just a great baseball player, it was a class act that never cheated the game,” said the post. “All in Chicago, including White socks Fans, it will miss it deeply. ”
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Obama, a well -known fan of the white socks, guest The puppies Visit the White House in the last days of their second presidency after they won the World Series in 2016.
“I only have four days left,” he said during the ceremony, via The New York Times. “I made many promises in 2008. We have managed to meet a lot of them. But I was not even crazy enough to suggest that during these eight years we would see the puppies win the World Series.”
The former president of the United States, Barack Obama, listens to the speakers in a panel in the Obama Foundation Democracy forum, one month after the loss of Democrats in the presidential elections of the United States, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, UU., December 5, 2024. (Reuters/Vincent Alban)
Hall of Fame, beloved legend of the puppies Ryne Sandberg dead at age 65 after the battle against cancer
Major Leagues Baseball He announced Sandberg’s death on Monday. He was 65 years old.
“Ryne Sandberg was a legend of the Chicago puppies franchise and a loved 1984 League National League MVP “, commissioned.”
“Ryne remained active in the game he loved as an ambassador of the puppies, manager of the Philis and in the minor leagues, and a frequent participant in the Hall of Fame. His many friends throughout the game were in his corner while fighting bravely in cancer in recent years. We will continue to support the important work of supporting cancer in Ryne’s memory.”
Ryne Sandberg, of the Chicago puppies, prepares to hit against the Philadelphia Philis in the veterans stadium around 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images)
Sandberg was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in January 2024. In August of that year, he announced that he was free of cancer after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
In December, he revealed that cancer had returned and extended to other organs.
