Rickey Henderson, a legendary baseball player known for his exceptional base stealing and contributions to the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays, has sadly passed away at the age of 65. Henderson's career was marked by numerous achievements, including an MLB record for stolen bases and a World Series championship with the Blue Jays.
Former Blue Jay and Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson passed away today at the age of 65. He would have turned 66 on Christmas Day. Henderson was a Blue Jay for just three months, and he didn’t perform like ‘ Rickey Henderson ,’ but he won a World Series ring with us and was on base for Joe Carter’s series-winning home run in 1993. Rickey said that Carter got a better pitch to swing at because Mitch Williams was worried about Henderson stealing third and used the slide step. He might be right.
After the season, he signed back with the Oakland A’s. Rickey came to us in a deadline deal. We sent Steve Karsay and Jose Herrera to Oakland in exchange. Karsay had a pretty good career (though he didn’t do much for the A’s 4.97 ERA in 45 games, 36 starts, strung out over three seasons). Later, he became a workhorse out of the bullpen with Cleveland and the Yankees. Herrera played 141 games for the A’s over two seasons, hitting .264/.314/.367 with 6 home runs. Rickey had a fantastic career, with an MLB record with 1406 stolen bases and 2295 runs. Combine that with a .279/.401/.419 with 297 home runs with a 111.1 bWAR. Although he only won one MVP award, he was one of the top players in baseball for several years and received MVP votes eight times. He also had the most oversized ego in baseball. I do love this story: True or not, I love the story. And when he was with the Jays, he missed three games after falling asleep on an ice pack. I would have loved it if he was a Jay for more of his career. As Bill James said, you could cut Henderson in two and have two Hall of Famers. And he was generous. Mike Piazza said: I think he was the best player I ever watched. 65 is far too young. My sincerest sympathy to his family and friends
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