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• Mariners welcome back ex-Seattle favorites

  March 20, 2011 in Sports on Page C11 PEORIA, Ariz. – Ken Griffey Jr. spent 45 minutes Friday talking with the Seattle Mariners’ minor league players and, yes, there were some wide eyes and dropped jaws. “I don’t …

• Whitman rallies to surprise No. 1 Whitworth men

  February 16, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Men’s basketball: Josh Duckworth scored 16 of his team-high 24 points in the second half and Whitman (18-6, 11-4) halted the No. 1-ranked Whitworth men’s basketball team’s 23-game winning streak …

• Griffey returning to Mariners as special consultant

  February 15, 2011 in Sports Ken Griffey Jr. is returning to the Seattle Mariners as a special consultant less than a year after abruptly retiring from baseball. 4

• Wakamatsu says Griffey wasn’t pressured to retire

  June 4, 2010 in Sports on Page B5 SEATTLE – Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu dismissed suggestions he had tried to pressure Ken Griffey Jr. to retire, though he did say the two hadn’t spoken in more than a …

• M’s Griffey calls it quits

  June 3, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 SEATTLE – In his prime, Ken Griffey Jr. was considered the best player in baseball, on pace to rewrite the record books. Injuries derailed his chance to become the home … 1

• Ken Griffey Jr. retiring at age 40

  June 2, 2010 in Sports Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu says Ken Griffey Jr. is retiring. 2

• Better be more worried about comatose bats

  May 13, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 One thing we know for certain about Ken Griffey Jr.’s clubhouse snooze. It wasn’t a power nap. 2

• Ken Griffey Jr.’s time may be short

  May 11, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 If life were as simple as fiction, the book on Ken Griffey Jr. and the Seattle Mariners would have closed late last summer, with him being carried around Safeco Field … 3

• Griffey early arrival at Mariners camp

  February 20, 2010 in Sports on Page C6 PEORIA, Ariz. – Sporting a bucket hat with sunglasses, Ken Griffey Jr. arrived at the Seattle Mariners’ spring training complex Friday with the kind of reception reserved for a veteran …

• In brief: Mariners reach deal with Griffey

  November 12, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 Baseball: Junior’s back in Seattle, one more time. Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners agreed Wednesday to another one-year contract that will keep the popular player in town for what …

• Griffey stays with Mariners for 2010

  November 11, 2009 in Sports Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners agreed Wednesday to another one-year contract that will keep the popular player in Seattle next year. 2

• Sports in brief: Griffey collects bonuses

  October 6, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 Baseball: Ken Griffey Jr. will collect $3.15 million of a potential $5 million for returning to the Seattle Mariners. The 39-year-old slugger earned an additional $1.15 million in bonuses tied …

• Griffey’s future uncertain as M’s finish season

  October 5, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – Ken Griffey Jr., the man who carried the spirit of a resurgent Seattle Mariners team that won its 85th game Sunday, rode the shoulders of his teammates on …

• Griffey turns back clock

  September 21, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – If these are indeed the waning days of Ken Griffey Jr. in a Mariners uniform, he’s not saying. No matter how many times, or ways, he’s asked. “I …

• Yankees mash Mariners

  August 14, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – The New York Yankees keep rolling on, putting this one away before they even had a chance to miss Alex Rodriguez or Jorge Posada. Derek Jeter homered before …

• Griffey lifts M’s in 14th

  August 13, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – Never in Mariners history had one run taken so long – and felt so good. Pinch-hitter Ken Griffey Jr. lined a single off the right-field wall with two …

• Mariners offense backs Rowland-Smith in rout of Rays

  August 10, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE — A couple of hours before the Mariners took the field to conclude their weekend series, Mike Sweeney approached his manager with an offer. Sweeney told manager Don Wakamatsu …

• Ichiro leaves stamp in road win over Royals

  August 5, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The home run Ichiro Suzuki hit to start the game paled in comparison to his great sliding catch that ended it. In between, the Seattle right …

• Griffey’s hit tops Halladay

  July 30, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – With the Mariners-Pirates trade dominating the talk in the clubhouse, Ryan Rowland-Smith retreated to the video room Wednesday morning to focus on the most important part of his …

• Junior’s start against lefty Zito pays off

  May 25, 2009 in Sports on Page B5 As an aging southpaw with a batting average in the low .200s, Ken Griffey Jr. doesn’t get many chances to face left-handed pitchers. But he made the most of his …

• Griffey enlivens Ichiro

  May 24, 2009 in Sports on Page C7 SEATAC, Wash. – Last year, Ichiro Suzuki looked bored, like someone had dragged him to the Mariners’ annual education day. Elementary school children hissed when their hero, the face of …

• M’s, Griffey open home slate with win

  April 15, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – Ken Griffey Jr. had only one concern about his first Mariners home game in 10 years. “Don’t trip on the red carpet!”’ the 39-year-old slugger said.

• Blanchette: It’s the little things that count on a big-emotion day

  April 15, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 SEATTLE – In the bullpen, Carlos Silva was going through his pregame warmup, doing his best to block out the hubbub of the Opening Day at Safeco Field – the …

• Griffey playing it cool

  April 14, 2009 in Sports on Page B6 SEATTLE – Others will have to describe their goosebumps today, because that’s not the game Ken Griffey Jr. is playing. The Seattle Mariners will open their home schedule this afternoon …

• Griffey, Hansen go way back

  March 4, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 PEORIA, Ariz. – Ask Ken Griffey Jr. what he remembers about Roger Hansen from their summer together in 1988, and he answers with a question. “Who?”

• It’s Junior time for Mariners >>

  March 3, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 Now that Ken Griffey Jr.’s swollen knee has calmed down, he is ready to play in his first game for Seattle in a decade. The 39-year-old slugger hit for about …

• Griffey helps make a point

  February 24, 2009 in Sports on Page B5 PEORIA, Ariz. – Don Wakamatsu already has his first managerial “win,” two days before the Mariners’ exhibition games begin. Wakamatsu had made wearing the practice jersey with numbers on the …

• Junior hits field

  February 23, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 PEORIA, Ariz. – Don Wakamatsu celebrated his 46th birthday Sunday, and before the Seattle Mariners ended their workout, veteran player Mike Sweeney asked everyone to gather around their manager near …

• Griffey lifts M’s spirits

  February 20, 2009 in Sports on Page B2 PEORIA, Ariz. – The energy in the Seattle Mariners’ spring training clubhouse was just as obvious as the No. 24 jersey that hung in the locker labeled “Griffey.” Ken Griffey …

• My, oh my! Junior’s back with M’s

  February 19, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 PEORIA, Ariz. – Ken Griffey Jr. has decided to return to the Mariners. “He’s coming home. … I can’t begin to tell you how ecstatic we are. He is, too,” …

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