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

OAKLAND — The life of Rickey Henderson was saluted Saturday at the Oakland Arena. It was part celebration of life, part spiritual revival, part memorial service. Mostly, it was Oakland through ...

who was heartbroken when the club announced it would depart Oakland, leaves an indelible mark that will be forever treasured. If you were an A’s fan, you were a Rickey Henderson diehard.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- When Ken Griffey Jr.'s baseball-star father struggled to get through to the talented teenager, Rickey Henderson somehow could. The younger Griffey, who considers himself ...

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

Former baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. speaks during a celebration of life for former Oakland Athletics baseball player Rickey Henderson in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu ...

The night before the final day of Rickey Henderson’s professional ... first baseball game he attended as a kid was in Oakland, where he saw Henderson hit a leadoff home run.

Rickey Henderson had a ... he was on the top of his game, always. Henderson was born on December 25, 1958. Coming from Chicago, Illinois, he grew up in Oakland, California. He soon became the ...

In 2009, Henderson was selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. “He got 95 percent of the vote, and for the 28 who didn’t vote for Rickey, you ought be ashamed of yourself,” Alderson said. The ...