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In this bonus episode, we're taking a moment to remember the life of Rickey Henderson. The legendary baseball player died on December 20. He was 65. First, we'll revisit an essay written by Jesse Thorn in 2017 about what made Rickey one of the best to ever play the game. Then, an interview from 2022 with writer Howard Bryant, author of Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original.
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