Rickey Henderson, a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer who was the league's all-time stolen bases leader, has died at 65, the 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."

Rickey Henderson, the greatest base stealer in Major League Baseball history and one of the game’s most enduring players, has died, Major League Baseball confirmed Saturday.

Major League Baseball’s all-time stolen base leader Rickey Henderson died at the age of 65, according to his family, per the Athletics. Henderson passed away on Friday, according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.