Baseball fans and stars poured on the tributes for Rickey Henderson after the legendary player's death was reported on Saturday. Henderson, who was widely considered one of the greatest leadoff hitters and base stealers in history, passed away at the age of 65.
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According to TMZ Sports, the two-time World Series champion died in the Oakland area and had been receiving treatment for a battle with pneumonia. After the news broke, tributes from around Major League Baseball flooded X as stars mourned his passing. 'Sad day for our Hall of Fame family with the passing of Rickey Henderson one of the greatest to ever play the game you’ll be dearly missed Brother RIP Rickey,' wrote Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs.
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'Super Sky Point to Rickey Henderson, the greatest leadoff man and base stealer to ever set foot on a baseball diamond. I’m stunned. Some guys seem larger than mortality. Rickey was one of them,' one user captioned a photo of Henderson holding a stolen base.
MLB Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson died at the age of 65 on Friday, according to reports. Henderson played for nine different teams in MLB during his legendary 25-year career. 'No one has touched home plate more. No one has stolen more bases. And no one has come around quite like him since,' another added.
'Rickey Henderson, one of the greatest. Two-time champion with As and Jays. And owner of one of the most iconic moments ever: breaking the stolen base record.'. Former Boston Red Sox outfielder Josh Redding wrote, 'I’m heartbroken at the news about the legend Rickey Henderson. To be able to be taught by someone I idolized as a kid, it meant so much that he took time to teach so many of us.'.
