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Baseball hall-of-famer, all-time stolen base leader dies at 65

Rickey Henderson Former baseball player Rickey Henderson watches before a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif. (Photo by: Jeff Chiu/AP)

CALIFORNIA — Major League Baseball hall-of-famer and all-time stolen base leader Rickey Henderson has died at 65, according to the MLB.

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Henderson passed away in Oakland, California after battling pneumonia, TMZ reports.

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Henderson holds the MLB’s all-time stolen base record at approximately 1,406 and the all-time runs record at 2,295.

He played with nine teams throughout his 25-year career. He spent the most time with Oakland A’s.

Henderson is the 1990 American League MVP and a 2-time World Series Champion.

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