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MLB Hall of Fame: 5 best moments of Ken Griffey Jr.’s career

By Brad Weiss

BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 1: Ken Griffey Jr.
BALTIMORE, MD - SEPTEMBER 1: Ken Griffey Jr. /
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(Original Caption) 5/17/1991-New York, NY – A very happy father and son Ken Griffey Sr.(R) and Ken Griffey Jr. standing at the end of the Mariners dugout and waiting their turn to bat against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Ken Griffey Jr. bats third and his father bats fourth in the lineup. The Mariners beat the Yankees 1-0.
(Original Caption) 5/17/1991-New York, NY – A very happy father and son Ken Griffey Sr.(R) and Ken Griffey Jr. standing at the end of the Mariners dugout and waiting their turn to bat against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Ken Griffey Jr. bats third and his father bats fourth in the lineup. The Mariners beat the Yankees 1-0. /

2. Griffey Sr. and Jr. go back-to-back

When Ken Griffey Jr. made his Major League debut, his father, Ken Griffey Sr. was still playing in the big leagues. After beginning the season as a member of the Cincinnati Reds, Griffey Sr. was released by the team, and signed by the Mariners on August 29, 1990. Joining his son on the Mariners, the two became the first pair of father and sons to appear in the same game for the same team, but it was two weeks later that they really made history.

On September 14, the duo became the first and only father and son combo to hit back-to-back home runs in a Major League Baseball game.

In the first inning, the Senior Griffey came to bat against Angels pitcher Kirk McCaskill and deposited the ball over the left-center field wall. As he crossed the plate, he whispered to his son, who was on deck, “That’s how it’s done, son.”

Junior stepped to the plate and blasted a home run in almost the same spot as his father’s landed, his 20th home run of the season, and the two laughed in the dugout afterwards. Ken Griffey Sr. retired the next season, but it was only the beginning for his son. The younger Griffey would go on to become arguably one of the best overall players in the history of Major League Baseball, and his Dad could not be prouder.

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