Rickey Henderson, who died Friday at 65 ... The news that Rickey passed away Friday, confirmed by NBC Sports California, hit like a sledgehammer to the gut. He’s so fit. So vivid.

It was a common sentiment, and it was true: Rickey Henderson understood the lessons of American capitalism better than his ...

Longtime MLB manager Buck Showalter said Henderson was "one of a kind." "I played against Rickey when he was with Jersey City in the Eastern League in 1978. He batted .310 but didn't hit a home ...

Rickey Henderson dives back to first plate in the ... “He batted .310 but didn’t hit a home run in 133 games. People don’t realize how dedicated he was to being the best he could be.

and Henderson had more power than both. Morgan was a comparable player, but didn’t hit leadoff all that much. Where might Rickey fit in among the redwoods who populate the top of alltime Best ...

“Rickey Henderson was a dream to hit behind as [a] teammate and a nightmare for a catcher as an opponent. He was one of the most generous, hysterical and gracious human beings,” Mike Piazza ...

That makes Rickey the all-time leader in unintentional ... have since matched the feat. Henderson hit his final big league home run on July 20, 2003. Naturally, it was a leadoff homer.

He also hit .315 when he was 40 ... “You don’t have enough fingers and toes to count out Rickey.” Everything about Henderson on a baseball field, every gesture, seemed designed to irritate ...

In what turned out to be his final game in the majors, Henderson pinch hit against the Giants and scored a run after being hit with a pitch thrown by reliever Jason Christiansen. Rickey being ...

A memorial for Athletics legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson is set to take place in Oakland next month, the ...

The Athletics revealed that they will be wearing two patches, one to honor Rickey Henderson and another to commemorate the ...

Nicknamed the "Man of Steal", Henderson played 14 of his 25 seasons in the MLB with the Oakland A's and holds the league's ...