In Philadelphia — a city that saw Ferguson Jenkins and Sergei Bobrovsky climb to fame after they were traded — Sandberg will be remembered as the most painful departure of them all.

Ryne Sandberg, a Hall of Fame second baseman who became one of baseball’s best all-around players while starring for the Chicago Cubs, has died. He was 65.

While we were excited about watching the Yankees at the “Mistake by the Lake” and Pete Rose was in pursuit of Ty Cobb’s career hits record in Cincy, the clear highlight of the entire trip was going to be the afternoon at the Friendly Confines.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as MLB Network Celebrates Life of Ryne Sandberg With Heartfelt Tribute Video. Chicaog Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg died on Monday. He was 65.

Ryne Sandberg hits a home run to deep left off of Doc Gooden to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead over the Mets in the 3rd