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Subject(s): Ken Griffey Jnr
Sport: Baseball
Location: Seattle Mariners, SAFECO Field, Seattle, WA
Unveiled: 14/4/2017
Sculptor: Lou Cella
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ
Inscription(s): Inscribed on plinth, side 1: KEN GRIFFEY JR. SEATTLE MARINERS 1989-1999 2009-2010. Inscribed on plinth, side 2: ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY. "THE KID" WAS THE FACE OF THE GAME FOR OVER TWO DECADES (1989-2010) AND WAS INDUCTED AS A MARINER INTO THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME ON JUL 24, 2016. Inscribed on plinth, side 3: 630 CAREER HOME RUNS. 1997 AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP. 13-TIME ALL STAR. 10 GOLD GLOVE AWARDS. MEMBER OF BASEBALLS ALL-CENTURY TEAM. INDUCTED INTO THE MARINER HALL OF FAME 2013. Inscribed on plinth, side 4: ON AUGUST 6, 2016, HIS NUMBER 24 BECAME THE FIRST NUMBER RETIRED IN MARINERS HISTORY.
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