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Sandberg announced in January that he had
metastatic prostate cancer and in August said he was cancer-free
after chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
“Unfortunately, we recently learned the cancer has relapsed and
it has spread to other organs,” he wrote Tuesday. “This means
that I’m back to more intensive treatment. We will continue to
be positive, strong, and fight to beat this. Thank you for your
thoughts and prayers for me and my family.”
Sandberg was the National League MVP in 1984 and a 10-time
All-Star during 15 seasons for the Cubs from 1982 to 1997, with
282 home runs and 344 stolen bases. After his playing career, he
served as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies from 2013 to
2015, going 119-159.
The Cubs honored him this summer with a statue outside Wrigley
Field.
“Ryne is an inspiration to cancer survivors everywhere," Cubs
owner Tom Ricketts said in a statement Tuesday. "I know all Cubs
fans join my family and me in sending positive thoughts to Ryne
and keeping him and his family in our prayers as he faces this
next round of treatments to defeat cancer. Ryne has the heart
and soul of a champion and that will serve him well in this
challenge.”
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