CHICAGO (WGN) - The Star-Spangled Banner is an anthem celebrating the nation's enduring spirit, but for Wednesday's national anthem singer at Wrigley Field, it's also a personal moment of both grief and gratitude for his boyhood hero Ryne Sandberg.

When Dave Frey stepped up to the microphone at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, the lead singer of the Christian rock group "Sidewalk Prophets" wasn't simply singing for the fans in the stands.

The anthem was for two people who weren't in the friendly confines.

"I'm here today for Jeff and Ryno, and I'm going to focus on that every single note I sing," Frey said.

Both Frey's stepfather Jeffrey Harder and his childhood hero Sandberg died of cancer this year.

"Even though they're not here, they are absolutely in my heart today," Frey said.

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