Rickey Henderson, a prolific lead-off hitter for the Oakland Athletics in the 1980s and 90s who became baseball's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65.

Rickey Henderson, a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer who was the league's all-time stolen bases leader, has died at 65, the MLB announced Saturday. MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred confirmed Henderson's death in a statement, calling him "the gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting."

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland Athletics ’ legend, MLB Hall-of-Famer and one of the greatest players in baseball history, Rickey Henderson has passed at the age of 65. His death was confirmed by MLB on FOX's ‘X’ account. The Henderson family also shared a statement about the passing of Rickey.