India, July 29 -- Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg has died aged 65. He spent most of his career with the Chicago Cubs playing second base, and later managed the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Cubs and Major League Baseball announced that Sandberg died on Monday, July 18. "Ryne Sandberg was a hero to a generation of Chicago Cubs fans and will be remembered as one of the all-time greats in nearly 150 years of this historic franchise," Cubs executive chairman Tom Ricketts said in a statement on behalf of the Cubs and Sandberg's family. "His dedication to and respect for the game, along with his unrelenting integrity, grit, hustle, and competitive fire were hallmarks of his career."

"He was immensely proud of his teammates and his role as ...