I liked football more, but I couldn't stand the NFL with my own body, the best leadoff led by my mother, Ricky Henderson, has passed away
Dec 22, 2024
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According to ESPN, the Henderson family said in a statement on the 22nd (Korea Standard Time) that `Legendary Ricky on and off the ground was a devoted son, father, friend, grandfather, brother, uncle and a truly humble soul"Ricky lived her whole life with a whole heart and her passion for baseball was the best." announced his death.
ESPN reported that Ricky Henderson, who lived as the greatest leadoff and base-stealer in major league history, wore an irrepressible swagger that led to the Hall of Fame in the sand of Oakland with fierce speed, thorough pioneering, and outstanding home run power, has passed away at the age of 65.
Commissioner Rob Manfred said "Henderson was the epitome of stolen bases and a symbol of leadoff batting. With speed, power, and cheerfulness to dominate the atmosphere, he epitomized the leadoff at the forefront of the lineup"We were able to take Ricky's time to heart as we made some new rules recently. My deepest sympathies go out to him, his family, friends, and former colleagues who have been respected and worshiped by all in this world."
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He was known as the best leadoff in his 20s, dominating stolen bases and scoring titles with the Oakland and New York Yankees. In 1982, he marked 130 steals, the most in a season in history, and became the AL steal king for seven consecutive years from 1980 to 1986.
Henderson, who returned to Oakland in 1989, enjoyed his heyday in 1990 when he was named AL MVP with a batting average of .325, 28 homers, 119 runs, 65 steals, .439 on-base percentage, 0.577 slugging percentage and 1.016 OPS.
Henderson, who was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in the summer of 1993, returned to Oakland the following year, then moved on to the San Diego Padres, Anaheim Angels, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, and Boston Less Sox, and took off his uniform at the age of 45 after the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003. Although he wore nine uniforms, he remained a player representing Oakland.
He won the World Series in Oakland in 1989 and Toronto in 1993, and won the MVP in the ALCS in 1989, and enjoyed a splendid autumn baseball. In 1998, he marked 66 steals in Oakland and became the oldest AL stealer in history.
In his 25 years in the major leagues, he was a five-time leading scorer, 12 stolen bases, 10 All-Stars, 1 Gold Glove, and 3 Silver Sluggers.
With a career batting average of 0.279, 3055 hits, 2295 runs and 1406 steals, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame with 94.8% of the vote in 2009, his first year of eligibility. The total number of points and stolen bases is the number one in history, and in the case of stolen bases, there are 468 differences from the second-place Lubrock (938).
Henderson preferred football to baseball when he was in school. However, his mother stopped him from having physical contact with players in the NCAA or the NFL with his own body, which led him to concentrate on baseball. Henderson's retirement season was 1 m 78 kg and weighed 81 kg.
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