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, 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."

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 😢🙏