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Rickey Henderson: ALCS MVP Leads Athletics to Glory

9/30/2025

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Rickey Henderson was named the 1989 American League Championship Series (ALCS) MVP after guiding the Oakland Athletics past the Blue Jays that year.
In the ALCS, he posted six hits, eight steals, five runs, and two home runs in Game 4 alone.
The Athletics swept Giants in the 1989 World Series, earning Henderson his first championship ring.

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Rickey Henderson was named the 1989 American League Championship Series (ALCS) MVP after guiding the Oakland Athletics past the Blue Jays that year.
In the ALCS, he posted six hits, eight steals, five runs, and two home runs in Game 4 alone.
The Athletics swept Giants in the 1989 World Series, earning Henderson his first championship ring.