r/baseball New York Yankees 29d ago

Image [Chicago Cubs] With great sadness, we share that Ryne Sandberg has passed away today.

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u/DionBlaster123 Chicago Cubs 29d ago

Hawks and White Sox are the only major teams in Chicago without a HoF who wore that jersey number

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u/meowsplaining Chicago Cubs 29d ago

And the White Sox have a perfectly great player to retire it for.

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u/CompleteFish Boston Red Sox 29d ago

Ventura?

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u/meowsplaining Chicago Cubs 29d ago

Yeah. 56 career WAR, but nearly 40 of that with the White Sox. Seems like an obvious number retirement to me.

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u/NadeWilson 29d ago

Sox do have a small connection to the number, though, as it was worn by the 2005 World Series MVP Jermaine Dye.

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u/tommyjohnpauljones Chicago Cubs 29d ago

Which is odd because the White Sox retire anyone's number