Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson has died, according to his friend and former teammate Dave Winfield in an Instagram post and subsequently confirmed by The New York Post on Saturday. He was 65 (and set to turn 66 on Dec. 25).

A former outfielder, Henderson played for 25 seasons en route to becoming MLB’s stolen base king with 1,406 (on 1,741 attempts). Lou Brock ranks second with 938 stolen bases. Henderson also ranks No. 1 in runs scored with 2,295.

According to TMZ, Henderson had pneumonia, and “sources with direct knowledge” told the outlet Henderson died Friday in the Oakland area after getting treatment at a hospital for a short time.

“I still cannot believe I’ve lost one of my favorite teammates and great friend Rickey Henderson,” Winfield wrote on Instagram. “Rest in peace.”

Henderson’s storied career that featured 10 All-Star nods began in 1979 with the then Oakland A’s, who drafted him in the fourth round of the 1976 draft. He played 14 seasons there, though they came over separate stints.

He was dealt in 1984 to the New York Yankees, where he spent four-plus seasons before being dealt back to the A’s. He won the AL MVP award in 1990 thanks to a .325/.439/.577 line with 28 home runs, 61 RBIs and 65 steals, one of the 12 times he led the league in stolen bases (though three other times he reached 100).

Henderson won two World Series — with the A’s in 1989 and Toronto Blue Jays in 1993.

He played for nine teams in his career, including parts of two seasons with the New York Mets in 1999-2000. He played his last game during the 2003 season with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Henderson was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2009.

He finished his career with 3,055 hits, 297 home runs and a .279/.401/.419 slash line.

His 111.1 career WAR (Baseball Reference) ranks 19th in baseball history.

“RIP Rickey my condolences to the Henderson family. One of the best to ever do it,” former player and manager Ozzie Guillen wrote on X.

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