We lost a legend today.
The greatest leadoff man in baseball history and the GOAT of the basepaths, Rickey Henderson, passed away. He was 65.
Henderson played for 25 years, defying age and mystifying logic with his enigmatic words. He was s force of nature on and off the field, referring to himself in the third person, and displaying a passion for baseball that had no peers.
From Oakland, Henderson played a large part of his career with the hometown Athletics, the team where he set the single-season record in Stolen Bases (130). He would shatter Lou Brock’s record, a seemingly unbreakable 1,406. Henderson also had an excellent power game, blasting 297 Home Runs, with a lifetime Slash Line of .279/.401/.419.
The “Man of Steal” won the 1990 American League MVP and was a two-time World Series champion (1988 Oakland and 1993 with Toronto). He also played for the New York Yankees, San Diego, Anaheim, New York Mets, Seattle, Boston, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009 on his first year of eligibility.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Rickey Henderson
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