Obama remembers Cubs great Ryne Sandberg as ‘class act who never cheated the game’

Obama remembers Cubs great Ryne Sandberg as ‘class act who never cheated the game’

Sandberg died Monday after a long cancer battle

Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs looks on circa 1980s. (Sporting News via Getty Images)

Former U.S. president Barack Obama listens to speakers on a panel at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum, one month after the Democrats loss in the U.S. presidential election, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., Dec. 5, 2024. (REUTERS/Vincent Alban)

Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs prepares to bat against the Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium circa 1983 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Owen C. Shaw/Getty Images)