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Here at Evri, there are debates over many subjects, but one irrefutable fact* is there is not a sweeter swing in baseball than that of Ken Griffey Jr. who after eight years away is returning to the Seattle Mariners. Although it made some sense for Griffey Jr. to leave the Mariners for the team where his father played with Hall of Fame players like Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench as part of the 70’s Big Red Machine, most of us never grew accustomed to his absence.

In the 1990’s, he was everywhere from commercials and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to video games. Through ownership and other relationships, the Mariners are well connected to local video game titan, Nintendo, which resulted in a trio of classic video games featuring the great one: Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball, Ken Griffey Jr.’s Winning Run, and Ken Griffey Jr.’s Slugfest.

Being that Evri is located in the Pioneer Square district in Seattle, mere blocks from the house that Griffey built, it goes without saying that we are looking forward to having the Kid back in our midst.

*this statement has not been verified by employees originally from the east coast that may actually try to argue in favor of someone like John Kruk

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