Manager Ryne Sandberg #23 of the Philadelphia Phillies (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
Looking at the career of former Phillies player and manager Ryne Sandberg
Seven years ago this month, the Philadelphia Phillies parted ways with their all-time winningest manager Charlie Manuel and replaced him with Ryne Sandberg.
As it would turn out, Sandberg, a Hall of Fame infielder, would manage just 278 games in red pinstripes from 2013 to 2015 — his first and only stint as a big-league manager.
While Sandberg’s days as a skipper were short-lived, he truly had a great playing career, which spanned between 1981-97.