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- Link: https://www.timprobst.com/2025/07/29/9511/
- Published: 2025-07-29T19:03:39-05:00
- Author: Tim Probst

My first favorite baseball player, and my favorite all-time Chicago Cubs player.

RIP Ryno.

[Ryne Sandberg, Cubs icon and Hall of Famer, passes away at 65](https://www.mlb.com/news/ryne-sandberg-dies?adobe_mc=TS%3D1753752995%7CMCMID%3D49275539628871681488701935893851437276%7CMCORGID%3DA65F776A5245B01B0A490D44@AdobeOrg&affiliateId=mlbapp-ios_webview_news-index&rsid=mlbios.at.bat.new.implementation)