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Stolen base king Rickey Henderson dies at 65

Baseball Hall of Famer and stolen base king Rickey Henderson has died

The Independent UK

Rickey Henderson, baseball’s greatest leadoff hitter and ‘Man of Steal’, dies aged 65

Rickey Henderson, baseball’s greatest leadoff hitter and the all-time stolen base king, died Friday in Oakland at the age of 65 after battling pneumonia

The Guardian - US

The Unprecedented Surge in Stolen Bases Has One Historical Parallel

MLB is on a record pace for year-over-year increase in stolen bases, but the sport did have one period when a similar jump occurred for a very different reason.

Sports Illustrated

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Paul Sullivan: Willson Contreras is a St. Louis Cardinal — and we still don’t know why the Chicago Cubs didn’t want to keep him

Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer assuredly said all the right things about catcher Willson Contreras after his agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals was revealed.

Chicago Tribune

Sports Saturday baseball quiz: Please, don’t trade me

Imagine if we could be dealt just like major-leaguers. Actually, I’d rather not.

Chicago Sun-Times

The art of the steal: A look at Rickey Henderson’s long, dazzling career on the baseball diamond

NEW YORK — Theft never looked so good.

Tribune News Service

Baseball quiz: April showers bring May flowers

They also bring rainouts, which we saw a lot of this month. We also saw too many injuries. But we never see too many questions.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Benjamin Hochman: The Phantom Cardinal — Kurpiel never got into a game for St. Louis

This is the story of the St. Louis Cardinal who never played for the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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