Rickey Henderson Caps 2024’s Lineup of Departed Baseball Greats
The last time I saw Rickey Henderson was late September in the Athletics’ clubhouse as the last, sad homestand at the Oakland Coliseum wound down to its final game. I’d known him since 1979 when he was brought up to the big leagues in his first run with the A’s.
His snatch catch was so cool. Rickey Henderson would take a routine fly ball, usually one of baseball’s most yawn-inducing ...
Former forward Matt Barnes is an NBA player who knows just how good Henderson was back in his playing days. It takes a lot in ...
A columnist reminisces on his youthful fandom and the intense devotion to the unorthodox player who made sports matter.
Henderson's teammates on the San Diego Surf Dawgs remembered a player who was giving and down-to-earth during his time with ...
“As smart as any position player I’ve ever been around,” La Russa said. “ (He had) that stance with the small strike zone, ...
Henderson was married to his wife, Pamela, his high school sweetheart. They reportedly wed in 1983. During his 2009 Baseball ...
Former A’s manager Billy Martin was able to take ‘this raw talent and kind of mold it into maximum effectiveness.’ ...
The baseball community mourns the death of stolen base king Rickey Henderson. Henderson died on Friday at the age of 65.
Major League Baseball’s all-time stolen base leader Rickey Henderson died at the age of 65, according to his family, per the ...
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Rickey Henderson was at his incandescent best when playing for the Oakland A’s and New York Yankees. His two tenures with the ...
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