Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. leaps and stretches for this fly ball to right center field at the Kingdome.
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Spike Owen Gets the Pick-Off
Seattle Mariners shortstop, Spike Owen, gets in on the back half of this successful pick-off move to second base with the Oakland Athletics
Cal Ripkin, Jr.
Cal Ripkin, Jr. acknowledges Safeco Field Fans after hitting a solo homerun in the 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star game in Seattle.
Rickey Henderson
Oakland Athletics outfielder and Major League Baseball all time career record holder with 1406 stolen bases, Rickey Henderson, demonstrates his exuberance for the game to fans while moving to his defensive position.
The Kid with Juniors
Ken Griffey Jr. became instantly know as “the kid” and “junior” and it was no wonder. The 19 year old rookie center fielder for the 1989 Seattle Mariners enjoyed all the younger fans and routinely took time out to pose a photo with the  youthful Mariners fans.
Spring Training Stretch
Major league baseball spring training is winding down but the stretching goes on as the teams put in the final tune ups for each opening game.
Griffey Joins Griffey
On August 29, 1990 Ken Griffey Sr. joined his son by signing a free agent contact with the Seattle Mariners becoming the first father and son to play together on the same team. Sixteen days later the pair would again become a part of baseball lore by hitting back to back home runs in the first inning at the California Angels.
Junior Reaches out for Long Fly Ball
The Seattle Mariners found out in 1989 that 19 year old Ken Griffey Jr. was something special, not only at bat but also at chasing down long fly balls and ranging far to both sides of the field as a rookie center fielder.
Spring Training
Every baseball season begins with the wonderful atmosphere of the crisp mornings and pleasant afternoons of spring training in Arizona and Florida.
1995 Locker Room
The 1995 Seattle Mariners needed and extra day to win the American League West division title in 1995. They did so with a 9-1 home win over the California angels in front of 52,356 ecstatic fans in the Kingdome. Outfielders Ken Griffey, Jr. and Jay Buhner were equally ecstatic during a champagne drenching in the locker room following the game.
