Rickey Henderson, a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and the league's all-time stolen bases leader, has died at age 65, MLB announced Saturday. MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred confirmed Henderson's death in a statement, calling him "the gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting."

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball’s leadoff position, has died. He was 65. Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by his passing,” but did not specify a cause of death.

Rickey Henderson, the greatest base stealer in Major League Baseball history and one of the game’s most enduring players, has died, Major League Baseball confirmed Saturday.

Tributes from around Major League Baseball poured in on Saturday upon news of Henderson's death: 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 😢🙏

The baseball community mourns the death of stolen base king Rickey Henderson. Henderson died on Friday at the age of 65.

Widely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history, he was not just one of the game’s most exciting players but also one of its most eccentric.

Rickey Henderson, the Hall of Famer who holds the record for most career stolen bases and most runs scored, has died at the age of 65.

Rickey Henderson, one of the most exciting and colorful players in Major League Baseball history, has died. He was 65.

Hall of Famer and Major League Baseball's career steals leader Rickey Henderson has died at the age of 65, according to multiple reports, and confirmed by the New York Post.

The first issue of Baseball Weekly, now Sports Weekly, arrived in April 1991. Interviewing Rickey Henderson was crucial. It almost didn't happen.