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Rickey Henderson defined a generation of baseball ... This is Henderson's 1980 Topps rookie card. He stole 100 bases in 1980 to go along with a .303 batting average and .420 on-base percentage.

That was the sort of player — the sort of person — he was. Henderson, 65, died Friday night, according a statement released ...

Rickey Henderson — Hall of Fame left fielder and beloved baseball icon — passed away on Saturday after a long battle with pneumonia. He was 65. And while MLB’s all-time stolen bases leader ...

In a few hours the Mets and Reds would play one game for a wild-card berth. “Come here, son,” Henderson said. When he asked, you listened. “Keep your eye on Rickey,” he said.

From playing cards in the clubhouse to picking his Hall of Fame mind about holding runners, Rickey would share his wealth of knowledge with ease. RIP Rickey." Rickey Henderson was an incredible man.

I asked Rickey Henderson about facing Andy Pettitte ... Or maybe he was just back in his own realm. Henderson denied a card game was going on. Bonilla contradicted Henderson, admitting they ...

From playing cards in the clubhouse to picking his Hall ... 2024 Saddened by the passing of our friend, Rickey Henderson, the greatest leadoff hitter in @MLB history! Was proud to induct him ...

“The rumor was that Rickey was a selfish player,” said ... Smythe had dozens of Henderson cards and was shocked to hear Henderson say he was willing to put his signature on all of them.

“Rickey Henderson was a dream to hit behind as teammate ... in a post that Henderson often came into the clubhouse to play cards with the players. “I used to mess with him by saying that ...