Red Sox’ Version of Rickey Henderson Picks up Base to Celebrate Spring Training Record; ‘For the Boys’

The Red Sox’ Braiden Ward channels his inner Rickey Henderson in celebration of (spring training) stolen base record - The Boston Globe

Upon swiping second in the second inning against the Twins, Ward picked up the base and briefly lifted it in the air (albeit not over his head), a la Rickey Henderson’s celebration in 1991.

Red Sox’ version of Rickey Henderson picks up base to celebrate spring training record; ‘For the boys’

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Marcelo Mayer initially came up with the idea.

Red Sox’ Braiden Ward sets spring training stolen base record

Since Major League Baseball began tracking spring training stats in 2006, no player had stolen more than 16 bases in a single spring. Until now. In the second inning of Thursday’s Grapefruit League game against the Twins, Red Sox minor league outfielder Braiden Ward set a new record by swiping his 17th bag of the spring. After being hit by a pitch, the speedster promptly took off for second base and slid in safely without a throw from the opposi…

When you set a spring stolen-base record, you obviously have to pull a Rickey

Rickey Henderson's all-time steals total is one of those baseball records that will in all likelihood never be broken. But for a brief moment this spring, there was a new stolen-base "record" getting its time in the sun, and The Man of Steal was on everybody's mind. Speedy Red Sox