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Rickey Henderson stretches during a workout at the Oakland Athletics' spring training camp in Phoenix in 1983. (Sal Veder/AP) When Kevin Towers was the San Diego Padres’ general manager ...

SAN DIEGO — Rickey Henderson was at his incandescent best ... Henderson touted an iron-free fitness regime that kept him in fighting trim at 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds. Rather than lift weights ...

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 ...

Rickey Henderson is celebrated for his achievements in the MLB. Widely regarded as one of the greatest baserunner and leadoff hitter, in addition to being nicknamed the “Man of Steal” for his ...

Blink and you would’ve missed him. It’s not just that Rickey Henderson was fast, though the all-time MLB leader in stolen bases certainly was fast. It wasn’t just that uncanny knack ...

Rickey Henderson was a legend on the baseball field, but he was a father and husband first and foremost. The athlete, who played for nine teams including the Oakland Athletics, died at the age of ...

This didn’t seem real. Sure, Rickey Henderson, one of his best friends in life – not just baseball – wasn’t feeling the best. Henderson was asthmatic, endured ongoing sinus problems that ...

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday.