Overview
- Bleed Cubbie Blue tallies 17 deaths within the Cubs family in 2025, highlighting Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg’s July 28 passing from prostate cancer at age 65.
- Royals Review remembers former Royals coach Rich Dauer, who died February 3 at 72 following a prior head injury that required emergency brain surgery.
- The Royals roundup notes Octavio Dotel’s April 8 death at 51 in a roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
- The Cubs piece records early- and late-year losses including Brian Matusz, 37, on January 6 of an apparent overdose, and Yoervis Medina, 37, in an October 30 car crash in Venezuela.
- MLB.com’s leaguewide remembrance adds broader context with notable 2025 passings such as Dave Parker, Bob Uecker, Davey Johnson, and Diego Segui.