June 13 in Chicago Cubs History: Ryne Sandberg retires and gives up $16 million in salary (1994)

On June 13, 1994, Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs gives up $16 million in salary by announcing his retirement at the age of 34. Sandberg, a notoriously slow early-season starter, found himself struggling even more so than usual early in the 1994 season. With his average at a career-low .238 and ha

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