MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson dies at 65
Daily MailMLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson has died at the age of 65 after a battle with pneumonia, according to reports. Henderson - who remains baseball's all-time stolen bases leader by some distance with 1,406 - is widely considered the greatest leadoff hitter in the sport's history. Henderson therefore ventured into baseball and was drafted in the fourth round of the 1976 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics, whom he went on to play for on four separate occasions. MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson has died at the age of 65, according to reports Henderson remains baseball's all-time stolen bases leader by some distance with 1,406 The baseball legend passed away in his native Oakland on Friday after a pnuemonia battle After a stint with the New York Yankees, the 10-time All-Star helped Oakland claim its first World Series for 25 years in the 1989 season, before adding another to his own collection four years later with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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