Griffey Jr. and Sr. hit back-to-back home runs for Mariners
Ken Griffey Jr. was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2016 with 99.3 percent f the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, breaking the record for highest Hall of Fame voting percentage. The record was previously held by pitcher Tom Seaver, who was named on 98.8 percent of the BBWAA ballots in 1992.
Katherine Acquavella was the 2016 public relations intern in the Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
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