Rickey Henderson’s life will be celebrated Saturday at Oakland’s Oracle Arena, next door to where he forged one of the ...

the Mets placed him on waivers and granted a release. “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 ...

Born in Chicago and raised in Oakland, Henderson began his career star athlete at Oakland Technical High, playing both baseball and football during his run, per local newspaper the Mercury News.

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a teammate with the Yankees and Mets, said. “Rickey was a true game-changer,” Don Mattingly, another Yankees teammate, said. Henderson’s magnitude could hardly be contained by one sport.

(AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered ... Anaheim, the New York Mets, Seattle, Boston and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He fittingly finished his career with ...

(AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered ... Anaheim, the New York Mets, Seattle, Boston and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He fittingly finished his career with ...

Rickey Henderson ... In addition to Oakland and Toronto, Henderson played for the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Anaheim Angels, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox and Los ...

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 ...