Rickey Henderson, arguably the best leadoff hitter and baserunner, has a comfortable net worth of $28 Million. Playing for a total of nine teams in his tenure for baseball, from 1979 to 2003, he had the nickname, Man of Steel. He even won the American Leagues, MVP in 1990. Starting his career with the Oakland A’s, where he become the 3rd modern-era player to steal 100 bases in a season. 
When a baseball statistician was asked if he thought Henderson would make it into the Hall of Fame, he replied, “If you could split him in two, you’d have two Hall of Famers.” Needless to say, he commanded one of the highest salaries in his day, as well as getting many endorsement deals with big profile companies. People sometimes pock fun at his desire to talk about himself in third person, but with a record like his, he can do whatever he wants.
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