Topic: Rickey Henderson

Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, hailed as the greatest leadoff hitter and base-stealer in the sport's history, has died at age 65, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Saturday.

Barry Bonds and former President Bill Clinton were among the speakers at a celebration of life for the late Willie Mays, honoring the baseball icon with words of affection from the field at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

St. Louis Cardinals players not only benefit from Albert Pujols' physical presence in the batting order, but they also rely on lessons the veteran slugger offers behind the scenes during his final MLB season.

St. Louis Cardinals icon and Hall of Famer Lou Brock, who helped guide the club to two World Series titles in the 1960s, has died at 81.

On May 1, 1985, President Ronald Reagan banned trade with Nicaragua to try to undermine the Sandinista government.

On May 1, 1985, President Ronald Reagan banned trade with Nicaragua to try to undermine the Sandinista government.

Hall of Famer Lou Brock announced on Friday that he is cancer-free.

There will be plenty of reminders, even some imperfect ones, of baseball's ability to connect different eras on Sunday afternoon, when a quintet of men -- former players Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez and executives John Schuerholz and Bud Selig -- will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in front of tens of thousands of fans at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Maikel Franco made an adjustment, and it paid off.

Khris Davis hit a two-run, walk-off homer for the Oakland Athletics, but it was rookie Matt Chapman who got the celebratory pie in the face and Gatorade shower.