Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said Ryne Sandberg “will be remembered as one of the all-time greats in nearly 150 years of this historic franchise.”

Both a skilled fielder and a fearsome power hitter, he entered the national sports spotlight with two memorable home runs in a nationally televised 1984 game.

Iowa Cubs manager Ryne Sandberg during a game against the Oklahoma City RedHawks at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Thursday, July 15, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman Future Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg,

If you want someone for your next celebrity roast, Ichiro Suzuki could be your guy. Mixing sneaky humor with heartfelt messages, the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame stole the show Sunday in Cooperstown.

Mixing sneaky humor with heartfelt messages, the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame stole the show Sunday in Cooperstown.