Last month, Ken Griffey Jr. took his place among the game’s greats when he was enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. On Saturday, the Mariners honored the man who is sixth on Major League Baseball’s all-time home run list.
Prior to the game between the Mariners and Angels was a ceremony at Safeco Field, at which time Griffey became the first player in Mariners history to have his uniform number retired.
During warmups, members of the Mariners all wore No. 24 and even had their hats on backwards, like Griffey used to famously do.
Batting practice today is the very last time any #Mariners player, at any level, will wear this number. #24EVER pic.twitter.com/2rq6PmWHrn
— #24EVER (@Mariners) August 6, 2016
In addition to having his number retired, Mariners president Kevin Mather announced a statue of Griffey will be be built outside of the stadium next year, another certainly deserved honor.
