Outside The Confines: Farewell to a legend

Good morning. I assume you all know about the passing of Rickey Henderson by now. We have a lot of tributes to “The Man of Steal” today.

Late last night, the Mets agreed to a three-year, $75 million deal to bring back free agent left-hander Sean Manaea.

A collection of reactions from around the world of baseball, including former teammates, fellow Hall of Famers and others.

Tony LaRussa, who managed Henderson in Oakland, offers his thoughts on Henderson as a player and a teammate.

Few teammates knew Henderson better than Dave Stewart, who grew up around him in Oakland. Stewart talked to Bob Nightengale about the friend he knew.

Howard Bryant wrote a biography of Henderson. Here Bryant shares…