Ken Griffey Jr., in his playing days, was the best athlete in Seattle sports history.
As such, he’s going to be receiving a huge honor, and soon.
The Mariners retired his jersey on Saturday night, and #24 drew quite the crowd during a pretty cool ceremony. The great Willie Mays even recorded a video message for him which was displayed on the videoboard.
Here’s what it all looked like.
Unbelievable atmosphere here at Safeco Field for #KenGriffeyJr jersey retirement night! @Mariners @Angels #MLB! pic.twitter.com/xfeCUdByiF
— Mark Gubicza (@Markgubicza) August 7, 2016
The team also announced that Griffey would be getting a statute outside of Safeco Field next year.
It’s official. #Mariners President Kevin Mather announces there will be a Ken Griffey Jr. statue outside Safeco Field next year.
— #24EVER (@Mariners) August 7, 2016
It’s been a pretty good year for Griffey, who was also elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame back in January.
