PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryne Sandberg is back where he started in Philadelphia.
Ryno is hoping to be more than a September callup this time.
Sandberg is spending this month on manager Charlie Manuel’s coaching staff after leading the Triple-A Lehigh Iron Pigs to a 75-68 record.
He just finished his sixth season as a minor league manager, his second with the Iron Pigs after four years in the Chicago Cubs’ organization, and wants to join a major league staff in 2013.
Sandberg interviewed with the St. Louis Cardinals last winter and was rebuffed by the Cubs. There’s a chance he could land on Manuel’s staff next season if he isn’t hired to manage another team. If not, Sandberg would return to the grueling bus rides and shuffled rosters in the minors.
