Ryne Sandberg married his high school sweetheart, Cindy White, in 1979 as he began embarking on his professional baseball journey, and the couple shared sixteen years of marriage while raising two children together. However, growing pressures, the immense demands of a high-profile athletic career, and personal challenges ultimately led the couple to pursue an amicable separation. They finalized their divorce in July 1995. Following their separation, both individuals moved forward into new chapters of their lives, with Sandberg remarrying shortly thereafter to his second wife, Margaret, with whom he built a lasting blended family and shared nearly three decades of life.