Overview
- On Dec. 31, MLB.com issued an alphabetical in memoriam recounting notable deaths across the game.
- Club outlets posted their own remembrances, including a Dec. 30 Cubs list and a Jan. 1 Braves roundup.
- Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg died July 28 at 65 from prostate cancer, with the Cubs honoring him by wearing No. 23 during the season.
- Seven-time All-Star and 1978 NL MVP Dave Parker died 29 days before his planned Hall of Fame induction, as noted in MLB.com’s recap.
- The roundups also record younger losses such as Brian Matusz, 37, from an apparent overdose on Jan. 6, and Yoervis Medina, 37, in an Oct. 30 car crash.