OAKLAND — 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.
OAKLAND — Rickey Henderson, the Oakland kid who became the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history and his hometown A’s biggest star, has died. Henderson would have turned 66 on Christmas Day.
Oakland? Whatever that threshold was, Henderson easily surpassed it, just like he did with baseball’s stolen-base record. (Henderson, who broke the record at age 32, wound up with 50 percent ...