Another Oakland star, Basketball Hall of Fame member Gary Payton ... “That man right here, that is Oakland: Rickey Henderson.” Former Athletics general manager Sandy Alderson recalled how ...

Seattle Mariners legend and Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. made his MLB debut on April 3, 1989 against the A's in Oakland. While there was a Henderson in the lineup that day, it wasn't Rickey ...

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 first ...

Rickey Henderson was celebrated by former teammates, executives, friends and fans at the arena next to the Oakland Coliseum where he played for so many years and, later, had a field named for him.

Dave Winfield retired Monday from the Major League Baseball Players Association. He was inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame ...