Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. walks off the field after playing in a spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants earlier today in Peoria, Ariz. The M's opened spring training with an 8-7 loss to the Giants. Story here. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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