Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice were inducted in to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York today. Rickey Henderson who is the all-time leader in stolen bases played for the Oakland Atheletics, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Anaheim Angels, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He stole 1,406 bases in his 25 seasons. He has the most steals in a postseason series with 8 in the 1989 ALCS. He was a hired as a special instructor for the New York Mets in 2006 and his impact showed as Jose Reyes became a stealing machine. He was quoted saying “I always want to be around the game.”

Jim Rice played his entire career in a Boston Red Sox uniform. He was an 8 time American League All-Star. He won the Silver Slugger Award in 1983 and 1984. He was also named the 1978 AL Most Valuable player. He had 382 career home runs and 1,451 RBI’s.

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