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A Special Soul Has Passed Away

Ryne Sandberg has passed away For this special soul, baseball prays One year he could not give his all every day What’d he do? ~ He gave back his pay* ____________________________________ *That year, Ryne had inked a contract for the highest single-year salary every paid a base- ball player to that point in time. Approximate- ly 8.7 million dollars. He left the team in June, returning all of his unearned salary to his astonished team, the Chicago Cubs.

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Date: 8/2/2025 4:15:00 AM
an astonishing man on many levels. Thanks for sharing this one,
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Date: 8/1/2025 9:53:00 PM
Real character shown there G W.!!! No wonder He 'never ran' in politics..They would have really Bat-tered him there i reckon.?
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Date: 8/1/2025 4:44:00 PM
Great ballplayer and a better man. Thanks for sharing the news, Gershon. Bill
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