Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the greatest leadoff man and basestealer in history, has died, the league announced Saturday. He was 65. Historian Bill James once wrote that "if you could split ...

When I heard Rickey Henderson had died, I did not think about a single number. I thought about how he made me feel when I was ...

Rickey Henderson, who died Friday at 65, was a one-of-a-kind MLB superstar who never will be duplicated. NBC Universal, Inc. Undisputed singular superlatives are rare in sports because debate is ...

Henderson's legacy in Oakland was cemented in 2017 with the Athletics renamed the field at the Coliseum "Rickey Henderson Field." A logo remained on the field until the final game at the Coliseum ...

Major League Baseball seems to be losing superstars from the second half of the 20th Century at a sorrowful rate lately, as their ages climb and their lifetimes wind down. On Dec. 20, Rickey Henderson ...

Remembering how the Oakland A's 'Man of Steal' chalked up so many awards it seemed he simply lent them out to others for a while.

Teammates, friends, and fellow Baseball Hall of Famers reacted in mourning Saturday to the shocking news of Rickey ...

Rickey Henderson, the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, an irrepressible character whose on-field style and ...

Rickey Henderson, who forged a Hall of Fame career as the game’s stolen-base king, has died, MLB confirmed on Saturday after reports of his passing began to circulate. He was 65. TMZ reported ...

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OAKLAND — Rickey Henderson, the Oakland kid who became the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history and his hometown A’s biggest star, has died. Henderson would have turned 66 on Christmas Day.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined ...