Sabathia carved out a piece of history, becoming only the third Black pitcher (besides former Negro Leaguers) to be voted into the Hall of Fame in 44 years, joining Bob Gibson and Fergie Jenkins.

“When I signed with the Phillies ... of falling in love with baseball as an Oakland A’s fan and watching Rickey Henderson. And he still can’t believe he’ll be inducted in the same class ...

As for the rest of the group, David Price signed for seven years and $217 million. He pitched well but his 46-24 record in ...

Voting for the Hall of Fame is an incredible honor, and it’s something I and the others who have those votes spend a great deal of time on. I don’t think a day goes by when I don’t spend at least a ...

OAKLAND — Ken Griffey Jr. remembered the time Rickey Henderson sauntered into the batter’s box and began digging before suddenly stepping back out. It seemed Henderson wanted more time to ...

OAKLAND — The life of Rickey Henderson was saluted Saturday at the Oakland Arena. It was part celebration of life, part spiritual revival, part memorial service. Mostly, it was Oakland through ...

On December 20, 2024, the sports world was shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Rickey Henderson ... The following year, he signed a new contract making him the highest-paid player ...

Friends, family and fans filled the Oakland Arena to give tribute to Rickey Henderson, the greatest Oakland A’s player of all time, who died at age 65 in December. Rapper MC Hammer, former A’s ...

OAKLAND — The life of Rickey Henderson was saluted Saturday at the Oakland Arena. It was part celebration of life, part spiritual revival, part memorial service. Mostly, it was Oakland through ...

My choice was Rickey Henderson. Mays laid claim to the title, with barely a murmur of dispute, for more than 40 years, from his final at-bat on Oct. 16, 1973, until he passed away on June 18 ...

OAKLAND -– Something was amiss Saturday afternoon at the celebration of life ceremony for A’s legend Rickey Henderson at the ... Rickey signed with the Padres two years later.

Friends, family and fans filled the Oakland Arena to give tribute to Rickey Henderson, the greatest Oakland A’s player of all time, who died at age 65 in December. Rapper MC Hammer, former A’s ...