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Baseball: MLB All-Star Game

Former Seattle Mariners players Edgar Martinez (R) and Ken Griffey Jr. participate in the ceremonial first pitches ahead of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 11, 2023.

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Baseball: MLB All-Star Game

Former Seattle Mariners players Edgar Martinez (R) and Ken Griffey Jr. participate in the ceremonial first pitches ahead of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on July 11, 2023.

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Athletics, Mariners managers in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin, Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge and former Mariners player Ken Griffey Jr. pose for photos after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2012, about the two Major League teams opening the 2012 season in Tokyo in March.

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Griffey coaches children in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. watches children practice during a baseball clinic in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. Griffey held the event with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge for children including ones from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, an area greatly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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Griffey coaches children in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. demonstrates batting during a baseball clinic in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. Griffey held the event with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge for children including ones from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, an area greatly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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Griffey receives Historic Achievement Award

ARLINGTON, United States - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. attends a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2011, after receiving the Historic Achievement Award for his outstanding MLB career.

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2010 shows Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. (R) and teammate Ichiro Suzuki in a light moment during a spring training session in Peoria. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement June 2.

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2010 shows Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. (R) and teammate Ichiro Suzuki doing their take on sumo wrestling during a preseason training session in Peoria. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement June 2.

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners fans cheer while holding photos of club star Ken Griffey Jr. during a game against the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 2, 2010, as his teammate Ichiro Suzuki (51) looks on. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement the same day.

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Mariners' Ichiro ready for season opener against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) chats with teammate Ken Griffey Jr. during practice ahead of the season's opening game against the Oakland Athletics on April 5, 2010, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in California.

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Ichiro goes 3-for-5 to help team beat Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki rounds third base on a run-scoring hit by Ken Griffey Jr. against the Los Angeles Angels in the seventh inning of a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on April 25. The Mariners won 9-8.

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S. Korea beats U.S. 7-3 in World Baseball Classic

ANAHEIM, United States - Team USA's Ken Griffey Jr. hits a homer that hooked over the right-field fence in the third inning of a game against Team S. Korea in the second round of the World Baseball Classic at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on March 13. But the squad was defeated 7-3.

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Ichiro Suzuki, best Pro Baseball player in Japanese pro league decided to play in MLB

Ichiro Suzuki, best Pro Baseball player in Japanese pro league decided to play in MLB. Suzuki with Ken Griffey Jr and Tonny Gwynn at Mariners spring camp in '99

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Ichiro joins Griffey in the outfield

Japan's Orix BlueWave star Ichiro Suzuki (L) shares a joke with the Seattle Mariners' marquee player Ken Griffey Jr. during practice at the major league team's spring camp in Arizona on Feb. 23. The five-time Japanese Pacific League batting champ is training with the Mariners as part of a working agreement between the two clubs.

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S. Korea beats U.S. 7-3 in World Baseball Classic

ANAHEIM, United States - Team USA's Ken Griffey Jr. hits a homer that hooked over the right-field fence in the third inning of a game against Team S. Korea in the second round of the World Baseball Classic at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on March 13. But the squad was defeated 7-3. (Kyodo)

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Matsuyama, Griffey play together in pro-am tournament in Arizona

Japanese professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama (L) and Ken Griffey, Jr., a former Major League baseball star, pose during a pro-am tournament on Jan. 28, 2015, before the West Management Phoenix Open at the TPC of Scottsdale golf club in Scottsdale in the U.S. state of Arizona. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro goes 3-for-5 to help team beat Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki rounds third base on a run-scoring hit by Ken Griffey Jr. against the Los Angeles Angels in the seventh inning of a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on April 25. The Mariners won 9-8. (Kyodo)

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 20, 2010, shows Seattle Mariners pinch hitter Ken Griffey Jr. hitting a walk-off single against the Toronto Blue Jays at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement June 2. (Kyodo)

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners fans cheer while holding photos of club star Ken Griffey Jr. during a game against the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 2, 2010, as his teammate Ichiro Suzuki (51) looks on. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement the same day. (Kyodo)

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2010 shows Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. (R) and teammate Ichiro Suzuki doing their take on sumo wrestling during a preseason training session in Peoria. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement June 2. (Kyodo)

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 20, 2010, shows Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. (R) hugging teammate Ichiro Suzuki from Japan after hitting a walk-off single against the Toronto Blue Jays at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement June 2. (Kyodo)

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 30, 2009, shows Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. (R) being congratulated by teammate Ichiro Suzuki on a three-run homer against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement June 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2010 shows Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. (R) and teammate Ichiro Suzuki in a light moment during a spring training session in Peoria. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement June 2. (Kyodo)

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Seattle's Griffey hangs up glove

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Oct. 4, 2009, shows Seattle Mariners star Ken Griffey Jr. (R, top) parading with teammates around Safeco Field after the season's last game. The Mariners announced Griffey's retirement June 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Mariners' Ichiro ready for season opener against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) chats with teammate Ken Griffey Jr. during practice ahead of the season's opening game against the Oakland Athletics on April 5, 2010, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in California. (Kyodo)

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Athletics, Mariners managers in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin, Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge and former Mariners player Ken Griffey Jr. pose for photos after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2012, about the two Major League teams opening the 2012 season in Tokyo in March. (Kyodo)

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Griffey coaches children in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. watches children practice during a baseball clinic in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. Griffey held the event with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge for children including ones from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, an area greatly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

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Griffey coaches children in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. demonstrates batting during a baseball clinic in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Jan. 15, 2012. Griffey held the event with Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge for children including ones from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, an area greatly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

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Griffey receives Historic Achievement Award

ARLINGTON, United States - Former major leaguer Ken Griffey Jr. attends a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2011, after receiving the Historic Achievement Award for his outstanding MLB career. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: A's-Mariners opening series in Japan

Former Oakland Athletics pitcher Keiichi Yabu throws the ceremonial first pitch to former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. before the second game of the season-opening series between the two teams at Tokyo Dome on March 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ichiro honored in Seattle

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) poses for a photo with former Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez (L) and outfielder Ken Griffey Jr., as Suzuki receives the Seattle Mariners Franchise Achievement Award at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Sept. 14, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ichiro honored in Seattle

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (2nd from L) shakes hands with former Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. (2nd from R) as Suzuki receives the Seattle Mariners Franchise Achievement Award at T-Mobile Park in Seattle on Sept. 14, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: A's-Mariners opening series in Japan

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. (C) poses for a photo with former Oakland Athletics pitcher Keiichi Yabu (L) and former Athletics infielder Akinori Iwamura before the second game of the season-opening series between the two teams at Tokyo Dome on March 21, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro joins Griffey in the outfield

Japan's Orix BlueWave star Ichiro Suzuki (L) shares a joke with the Seattle Mariners' marquee player Ken Griffey Jr. during practice at the major league team's spring camp in Arizona on Feb. 23. The five-time Japanese Pacific League batting champ is training with the Mariners as part of a working agreement between the two clubs. ==Kyodo