1993 — Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics opened both games of a doubleheader with a homer to become the second player to accomplish the feat. Harry Hooper of the Boston Red Sox homered to ...

1993 — Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics opened both games of a doubleheader with a homer to become the second player to accomplish the feat. Harry Hooper of the Boston Red Sox homered to ...

Braves Franchise History 1953 - The Braves sign 17-year old Joey Jay making him the first Little League player to make it to ...

“Nobody had more fun than Rickey,” former pitcher Al Leiter, a teammate with the Yankees and Mets, said. “Rickey was a true game-changer,” Don Mattingly, another Yankees teammate, said.

Former New York Mets and Oakland A's GM Sandy Alderson spoke at Rickey Henderson's Celebration of Life, and also took a shot at current A's ownership in the process ...

Aug 22, 1999; Flushing, NY, USA; FILE PHOTO; New York Mets outfielder Rickey Henderson (24) in action against the St. Louis Cardinals at Shea Stadium. / Lou Capozzola-Imagn Images ...

Gonna miss you my man.” Former Mets teammate Mike Piazza “Rickey Henderson was a dream to hit behind as a teammate and a nightmare for a catcher as an opponent.

Henderson stole three bases on Pettitte that night while going 3-for-3 in the Mets’ 9-8 victory over the Yankees. It was just one of a million reasons why Henderson will never be forgotten.

Hall of Fame outfielder Rickey Henderson has died, the league announced Saturday. He was 65. Henderson has a case for being recognized as the greatest leadoff hitter in Major League Baseball history.

The Mets were climbing after a dark stretch in the mid-90s, although Henderson and Valentine, classic alphas, never truly clicked. The relationship reached its breaking point in the final moments ...

Henderson won two World Series titles, one with Oakland in 1989, and again with Toronto in 1993. After retiring from playing, Henderson coached one year with the Mets.