New York Post Under Fire for Disgusting Comments Days After Rickey Henderson's Passing

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Daniel Lucente
December 27, 2024  (1:55 PM)

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The New York Post recently wrote an article on Rickey Henderson, and their choice of words in that article has angered many people on social media.

A career article on recently deceased baseball player Rickey Henderson in the New York Post stirred up an online firestorm of protests over what seemed to be a major jab against the legend.

The article mentions his base-running was not the best in the MLB, which was utterly unasked for by any fan or player so quick after a player's passing.

Predictably, reactions came thick and fast on social media as people branded the story a tasteless, and classless move given the circumstances. This isn't the time to nitpick his stats, as people are still grieving his death.

He was a beloved figure in the sport, and people should let him rest in peace. The New York Post just couldn't resist the clickbait it seems with this horrific article.

The backlash spoke to a larger tension in sports journalism, which is how to balance nuance with deference to legacies and memory, especially in the instance of an individual's passing.

If there were a few who felt like the article in question was simply objective criticism of Henderson's career, the overall feeling that came through was one of this not being the time for that type of discussion.

It leads one to question how public figures are treated by the media, and this has served only to further prove how ruthless it can be.

The New York Post hasn't put out a statement in defense as of yet, but it was a lesson as to how fragile the tightrope is that will be walked by any publication between sports, legacies, and grief for those types of stories.

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