On July 16, 1993, Henderson broke the world stolen base record by stealing his 1,066th base, thus going past the record which was previously held by In July 1993, the Athletics traded Henderson to the playoff-bound In 1994 and 1995, Henderson finished in the top 10 in the league in walks, steals and on-base percentage.In August 1997, Henderson was traded from the Padres to the In January 1998, Henderson signed as a free agent with the Athletics, the fourth time he played for the franchise.A year later, Henderson signed as a free agent with the In May 2000, Henderson was released by the Mets, and quickly signed as a free agent with the A free agent in March 2001, Henderson returned to the Padres. Telling the truth isn't being cocky. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @davidjaybeckerRetired Major League baseball player and now special coach Rickey Henderson, right, fist bumps the Las Vegas Aviators before the team plays the Sacramento River Cats at the Las Vegas Ballpark Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Las Vegas. (But) he plays the game every day, just to play the game. ""Man of Steal" redirects here. “Barring injury, Trout will wind up hitting a lot more home runs. Rickey Henderson Biography, Contact Details, Address, Phone Number – contact number, house address, biography, email ID, website and other contact information is listed here with the residence or house address. Offered the chance to assess his own placement among the game's greats, he said, "I haven't mastered the homers or RBI. Because if I don't say it and you don't say it, nobody says it.Henderson had 468 more stolen bases in his career than Brock, one short of 50% more than the game's second-most prolific basestealer.I'm about to give you one of my all-time favorite statistics: Rickey Henderson walked 796 times in his career LEADING OFF AN INNING. Sometimes, walking so much even gets me mad. Characteristically, he added, "If it was a situation where we were going to win the World Series and I was the only player that they had left, I would put on the shoes. It’s why Marc-Andre Fleury should assume his normal position between the pipes when the Golden Knights begin the NHL playoffs in Edmonton.Aviators reached out to displaced Blue Jays, but distance from American League East cities spiked a possible deal.Baseball Hall Of Famer Rickey Henderson (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)Retired Major League baseball player and now special coach for the Las Vegas Aviators Rickey Henderson looks on before the team plays the Sacramento River Cats at the Las Vegas Ballpark Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Las Vegas. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @davidjaybeckerRetired Major League baseball player and now special coach Rickey Henderson watches Las Vegas Aviators batting practice before the team plays the Sacramento River Cats at the Las Vegas Ballpark Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Las Vegas. I want to give my appreciation to Second stint with the Oakland Athletics (1989–1993)Second stint with the Oakland Athletics (1989–1993)Rickey Henderson: Leadoff Legend, 2009, MLB Network Maybe he'd get a bit more credit for all this if he were some boring drip like In 1999, before breaking the career records for runs scored and walks, Henderson was ranked number 51 on Asked to choose the best player in history, Henderson declined, saying, "There are guys who have done different things very well, but I don't know of anyone who mastered everything." Born: December 25, 1958 in Chicago, IL us Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA).. High School: Oakland Technical HS (Oakland, CA) Debut: June 24, 1979 (Age 20-181d, 11,800th in MLB history) And more than anyone else in the history of the game, he understood that baseball is entirely a game of discipline — the discipline to work endless 1–1 counts your way, the discipline to understand that your job is to get on base, and the discipline to understand that the season is more important than the game, and a career more important than the season. What do you want me to say, that I didn't put up the numbers? Position: Leftfielder Bats: Right • Throws: Left 5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg) . After the season, he was traded to the New York Yankees.As his muscular frame developed, Henderson continued to improve as a hitter. You’ve got a great ballpark here to bring the family, the kids to enjoy the game. Everybody thought it was the worst thing you could ever say. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow @davidjaybeckerRetired Major League baseball player and special coach Rickey Henderson smiles as he works with the Las Vegas Aviators during practice before the team plays the Sacramento River Cats at the Las Vegas Ballpark Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Las Vegas. You continue playing, you accomplish a lot, and you'd think people would look at it as a fantastic career. Those words haunt me to this day, and will continue to haunt me. Y’all got beautiful ballparks, beautiful facilities, y’all got everything catered to. And yet he walked SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY SIX times to lead off an inning. 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Instead of just seein’ a baseball game and runnin’ back to the house, it’s a little more exciting to bring the family out here.”He spoke about a variety of baseball subjects, and for those scoring at home, he did not once refer to himself in the third person. Johnny Appleseed.