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Seattle Mariners honor team legend Ken Griffey Jr.

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Ken Griffey Jr. will be inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame before the Brewers game at Safeco Field on Saturday.

Griffey, who retired in 2010, will be the seventh member of the Mariners Hall of Fame, joining Alvin Davis (1997), Dave Niehaus (2000), Jay Buhner (2004), Edgar Martinez (2007), Randy Johnson (2012) and Dan Wilson (2012).

Griffey was selected by the Mariners with the first overall pick in the 1987 draft. He played his first 11 seasons with Seattle, before getting traded to the Cincinnati Reds in 2000. He played with the Reds for 8 seasons, joined the White Sox for a brief stint in 2008, all before returning to the Mariners for his final two seasons.

Griffey finished his career with 630 home runs (417 of which with the Mariners), 2,781 hits (1,853 with the Mariners), and 1,836 RBIs (1,216 with the Mariners).

He’ll always be remembered for his backwards hat, his unbelievable catches and that sweet, sweet swing.

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