Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg has revealed that his prostate cancer has returned, which will require more ‘intensive treatment.’
The legendary Chicago Cubs second baseman first made public in January that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. However, he announced in May that he was cancer-free after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment
That made Tuesday’s post on Instagram that the cancer had returned all the more devastating to baseball fans around the world.
‘Unfortunately, we recently learned the cancer has relapsed and it has spread to other organs,’ Sandberg wrote. ‘This means that I’m back to more intensive treatment.’
Sandberg, 65, played 15 of his 16 major league seasons with the Chicago Cubs, retiring after the 1997 season. At the time, he held the record for the most home runs in baseball history by a second baseman.
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He won the National League MVP award in 1984, when he hit .314 with 19 home runs and 32 stolen bases in leading the Cubs to the NL East division title. We went on to make 10 consecutive All-Star appearances while winning nine Gold Glove awards and seven Silver Sluggers.
Sandberg was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005 and was honored by the Cubs last year with a statue outside Wrigley Field.
‘We will continue to be positive, strong, and fight to beat this,’ Sandberg wrote on Instagram. ‘Thank you for your thoughts and prayers for me and my family.’