Rickey Henderson Speaks About The A’s Relocating Out Of Oakland: ‘I Can't Be Sad, I Have Too Much Money’

The Oakland A's are moving the franchise, which means after 56 years, fans have to say goodbye to their favorite team.

With this in mind, Rickey Henderson, who had four different tenures with the team (1979-1984; 1989-1992; 1993-1995; 1998), doesn't appear to be shaken up at all by the Athletics leaving Oakland.

"I can't be sad, I have too much money, and I did too much here, all these great things here," Henderson told Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. "I'm more happy than sad. Maybe later it will hit you when it's all said and done. But, honestly, today I'm going to have fun."

After playing a total of 14 seasons for the A's, MLB's all-time stolen bases leader has decided to view it as a positive farewell, remembering the good times.

To note, Henderson is arguably the best player in franchise history, as he helped the team win a World Series in 1989, and won AL MVP the following year (1990).

Since the 2024 season was the last year on the lease at the Oakland Coliseum, the team will play in Sacramento from 2025-2027. Then the team will officially relocate to Las Vegas ahead of the 2028 season.

In the last MLB game played at the Coliseum, the A's beat the Texas Rangers 3-2.

All in all, the fans may not share the same sentiment as Rickey (at least not the poor ones).

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