Rickey Henderson, baseball’s greatest leadoff hitter and stolen base king, dies at 65

Rickey Henderson with the New York Yankees, steals third base under the tag of third baseman Jim Presley as umpire Larry Barnett observes during the first game of a doubleheader against Seattle on August 19, 1988. It was his 70th steal of the season. Photo: Rdikeman on en.wikipedia. by Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, who is Major League Baseball’s stolen bases leader and the all-time leadoff leader, has died at age 65. Henderson’s death came as a shock to many and several readers of online media expressed disbelief at the news. Henderson’s death was confirmed by his family on Dec. 1. Rickey Henderson played for nine teams, including the Oakland As, the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. His career spanned 25-years, mostly with the Oakland A’s. Henderson was a 10-time All-Star and American League MVP in 1990. Henderson remains baseball’s greatest stealer of bases and was dubbed the “Man of Steal” during his playing time. Henderson stole 1,406 bases during his MLB career. Henderson’s stolen base record still stands and surpasses the next in line by 468 stolen bases. Lou Brock is the next closest all-time base stealer at 938...