279 career batting average. And when you’re a fan of Rickey Henderson, borrowing that same aura is normal. So many of us did. Growing up in Rickey’s city, also hailing from Oakland Technical ...

But Rickey? Henderson, who died Friday at age 65 ... Who of a certain age didn’t try to imitate Rickey’s hunched-over batting stance at one point, maybe hoping to draw a walk against a ...

This was late in the great renaissance season of 1999, when Rickey Henderson was 40 years old and tried to prove every day that his birth certificate was lying. He was standing behind the batting ...

Rickey Henderson was born fast ... He was far more than just a speedster. With his crouched batting stance—Los Angeles Times sportswriter Jim Murray once described his strike zone as “smaller ...

Henderson had swagger, oozing cool whether crouched in his signature batting stance, snapping his fingers ... Oakland Athletics legends Dave Stewart and Rickey Henderson throw the ceremonial ...

The last time I saw Rickey Henderson was late September in the Athletics’ clubhouse as the last, sad homestand at the Oakland Coliseum wound down to its final game. I’d known him since 1979 ...

"For multiple generations of baseball fans, Rickey Henderson was the gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting. Rickey was one of the most accomplished and beloved Athletics of all-time ...

The left fielder with the unmistakable crouched batting stance and affable swagger set ... Oakland Athletics’ Rickey Henderson holds up third base after breaking Lou Brock’s all-time career ...

"For multiple generations of baseball fans, Rickey Henderson was the gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting," Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined the leadoff hitter position while speeding toward the National Baseball Hall of Fame, has ...