Born in Chicago and raised in Oakland, Henderson began his career star athlete at Oakland Technical High, playing both baseball and football during his run, per local newspaper the Mercury News.

Henderson's Mets career is most remembered for his card-playing incident during Game 6 of the 1999 NLCS. Everywhere Rickey's gone, he has been dogged by his "me first" reputation. He was accused ...

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The Athletics announced Monday that every player and coach will wear longtime outfielder Rickey Henderson’s No. 24 during ...

Rickey Henderson had a legendary ... It was, for him, a way of life. Henderson, in 2007, served as the coach for the New York Mets, sharing knowledge and experience with the next-generation ...

Rickey Henderson and Barry Bonds are good friends ... Rickey, meanwhile, will never live down reports that he played cards during the Mets' final loss in the 1999 playoffs (he still denies ...

New York is one of the biggest markets in sports. NYC is considered the largest sport market in the United States, even over ...

Ichiro threw out the ceremonial first pitch, registering 84.5 MPH on the radar gun, and the team honored the family of Rickey Henderson ... New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays and Mariners.

Every A's player will wear No. 24 in honor of the late Rickey Henderson next Monday, when the team hosts the Seattle Mariners. Henderson's three daughters will throw out ceremonial first pitches ...

The Athletics announced on Monday that every player will wear the No. 24 to honor late franchise legend Rickey Henderson when ...