Ryne Sandberg
FameRank: 6

"As player"

*Philadelphia Phillies ()

*Chicago Cubs (–, –)

"As manager"

*Philadelphia Phillies (–present)

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*10× Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star (1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1984–1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game/1993)

*NL MVP (1984)

*9× Gold Glove Award (1983–1991)

*7× Silver Slugger Award (1984, 1985, 1988–1992)

*Home Run Derby winner (1990)

*Chicago Cubs#Retired numbers/Chicago Cubs #23 retired

/hofdate=Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2005/2005

/hofvote=76.2% (third ballot)

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"Ryne Dee Sandberg" (born September 18, 1959), nicknamed ""Ryno"", is an American professional baseball player, coach (baseball)/coach, and manager (baseball)/manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs for sixteen years (1981–1994 and 1996–97). He became "interim manager" of the Philadelphia Phillies in August 2013. He was officially named manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on September 22, 2013, making him the only Hall of Fame player managing in the league.

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I had double on my mind, ... Then [third base coach Chuck Cottier] waved me around. That was his call.

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I'm pretty overwhelmed right now and a little bit sick along with it. We'll see how the day goes. I was fortunate enough to be there for Ernie and Billy and Ron. I was on the field for all those ceremonies -- not even thinking that I would have a day come like today. Being in their company and joining them means everything to me.

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We here today owe America's pastime a strict policy.

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Every time I look at that flag flying, I'll think of the Cubs fans that were there for me every day. You have never let me down, and for that I will never forget you.

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We do have a problem in baseball, and using steroids is not respecting the game.

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I thought '23' was kind of an odd number, ... I asked for 14, and Yosh totally turned me down and said that number's been taken and retired. Yosh Kawano has been a good friend of mine, and he was the one that picked that out for me. And that was the perfect number.

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I went into spring training that first year (with the Cubs) in '82 and No. 23 was hanging up in my locker, ... I thought it was kind of an odd number. I believe I asked for 14 and (former Cubs clubhouse manager Yosh Kawano) totally turned me down and said that number's been taken and retired.

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I've been proud to be a lifelong Chicago Cub and still be with the Cubs. That's always been important to me and I think it's always been special. It's allowed me to have Chicago as a home; my family considers Chicago a home. There's not too many guys that spend their whole career with one team and I think it's very fortunate and a blessing for me.

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